Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first

ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ አንብሰ ባንክ
English: Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first
Ītyoṗya, Ītyoṗya, Ītyoṗya, qidämī

National anthem of  Ethiopia
LyricsAssefa Gebre-Mariam Tesema
MusicDaniel Yohannes Haggos
Adopted21 March 1975
Relinquished1992
Preceded byEthiopia, Be Happy
Succeeded byMarch Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia
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Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first

Ītyoṗya, Ītyoṗya, Ītyoṗya, qidämī (Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ቅደሚ, "Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first") was the national anthem of Ethiopia from 1975 to 1992, during the Derg military junta of Mengistu Haile Mariam. The anthem was first performed on Revolution Day on 12 September 1975.[1][a] When the junta was reorganized in 1987 as the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the song was retained until 1992.[2] The lyrics were written by poet Assefa Gebre-Mariam Tesema, and the music was composed by musician Daniel Yohannes Haggos.[3][4][5]

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  2. ^ "People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ityopya, Ityopya, Ityopya kidemi". nationalanthems.me. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  3. ^ Reed, W. L.; Bristow, M. J. (1985). National Anthems of the World. Blandford Press. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-7137-1525-5.
  4. ^ "ያለ ብሔራዊ መዝሙርም፣ ያለ ሰንደቅ ዓላማም ኖረን አናውቅም". Horn Affairs – Amharic. 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  5. ^ "Ethiopia (1975–1992) – nationalanthems.info". Retrieved 2021-11-30.


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