Ethiopian nationalism

This article is about civic nationalism in Ethiopia. For more, see Ethiopianism.

Ethiopian nationalism, also referred to as Ethiopianism or Ethiopianness (Amharic: ኢትዮጵያዊነት, Ityop̣p̣yawinnät), according to its proponents, asserts that Ethiopians are a single nation, and promotes the social equality of all component ethnic groups[broken anchor]. Ethiopian people as a whole regardless of ethnicity constitute sovereignty as one polity. Ethiopian nationalism is a type of civic nationalism in that it is multi-ethnic in nature, and promotes multiculturalism.[1][2][3][4]

Opponents of Ethiopian nationalism, on the other hand, claim that for more than a century, it was a vehicle through which a supposedly Amhara ruling elite pursued an assimilation policy and consolidated power.[5][1][2][3][4]

There are varying perspectives on the definition and history of Ethiopian nationalism.[3][4]

The plain green, yellow and red flag of historical Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Community.[6][7][8]
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