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 Armenia |  Ethiopia |
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| Embassy of Armenia, Addis Ababa | Embassy of Ethiopia, Yerevan |
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| Ambassador of Armenia in EthiopiaArtem Aznaurian | Ambassador of Ethiopia in ArmeniaAlemayehu Tegenu |
TheArmenia–Ethiopia relations arebilateral relations betweenArmenia andEthiopia. Historically, Ethiopia and Armenia had strong sectarian diplomatic relations in linkage of Orthodox Churches: theEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church andArmenian Apostolic Church, which are both part ofOriental Orthodoxy. Both had exchanged number of monks and priests for more than centuries.
In theMiddle Ages, contact between the two churches marked historical apogee, such as the Ethiopian religious leaderEwostatewos, who made a journey to Armenia in 1339 and died in Armenia. Armenians continued to grow in number, influenced the diplomacy and judicial position of theEthiopian Empire. Armenians also remained largely traders, businesspeople and artisans until 1875.Armenian genocide inWorld War I left many Armenians to migrate in Ethiopia, and by 1935, Armenians constituted the largest foreign ethnic groups behind theGreeks andIndians, with total population of 2,800.[1]
This had been affected by theEthiopian Revolution and the power seizure of theDerg since 1974, reduced into 120. Today, Armenians left contribute for settlements inAddis Ababa; they broadly live in a place calledArmenian Sefer, and noted forArmenian architecture in that area. They established modern diplomatic relationship on 2 December 1993.[2] In 2019, the two countries' incumbent ambassadors wereArtem Aznaurian (Armenia) andAlemayehu Tegenu (Ethiopia).[3]
The relations betweenArmenia andEthiopia goes far more than centuries.[4][5] Moreover, their mutual connection was linked by theOrthodox Christian Church throughout history. TheEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church is a part ofOriental Orthodox church, gaining independence fromCoptic Orthodox Church ofEgypt in 1959, whileArmenian Apostolic Church shares the same Oriental Orthodox Church communion. According to historianRichard Pankhurst, Armenian and Ethiopian monks socialized in the year of 300 AD while the churches had close connection withJerusalem. This resulted a number exchange of monks and priests. For this period, the Ethiopian,Assyrian and Coptic Churches stood under Armenian Patriarch in Jerusalem. In 1339, the Ethiopian monkEwostatewos made a journey to Armenia, and died at the place. His disciples then returned to Ethiopia with other things, an Armenian monk became their friend.[6]
Maneos Armenawi, an Armenian priest, came to Ethiopia in 1521 and served as emissary for the Ethiopian queen Heghin inKing Manuel of Portugal's court.[7][8] A number of Armenians served as ambassador of Ethiopia—as their mutual interest increased—in regards to theexpansion of Islam growing in theMediterranean. A clergy named Murad came from theNetherlands served in theEthiopian Empire was known for church bell. Before larger community formed, most Armenians in the country were businessperson, traders, and monks.[9][10]
Until 1875, many Armenians served in the Ethiopian court, mainly as diplomats in Europe and Asia, but also as artisans.[11] In 1875, the Egyptian army under Rauf Pashaoccupied Harar. Its force was officered byTurks, accompanied by some Armenians.[12] From this time, Armenians formed diaspora in Ethiopia. The Ottoman Turkishgenocide against theArmenian Christians in theWorld War I increasingly led manyArmenian refugees in Ethiopia, thereby totaling the country's natural refugees.[13]
During the genocide, there was flock migration of new large diaspora, involving a group of 40 orphans adopted byEmperorHaile Selassie.[14][3][1] In 1935, the number of Armenians residing in Ethiopia was about 2,800, making the largest foreign nationals after theGreeks andIndians.[13][15] The population remained stable until the1974 revolution, when Armenians numbered more than 1,200.[16][17] During the seizure of theDerg, Armenians' influence in every institution went impeded but remained insignificant in number into 120.[18] They also have places named after them inAddis Ababa, such asArmenian Sefer, which many houses were built inArmenian architecture.[19][20] The number of Armenians is more than 75, where majority founded in median age of 60–80 years.[13] On 2 December 1993, modern diplomatic relationship was reestablished.[2]
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