1958 Tigray famine

Famine in Ethiopia during Haile Selassie regime 1958 Tigray famine Ethiopia Tigray and Wollo provinces 1957–1958 100,000 1972–1975 Wollo famine The 1958 Tigray famine was a provincial famine in the Ethiopian Empire during the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie. Destruction of infrastructure due to wars and rebellions After the end of World War II, Tigray was marred by the ravages of wars and the neglect of successive administrations. The region had been deeply affected by local rebellions and major wars against external aggressors, resulting in severe destruction to its agricultural infrastructure—the primary source of sustenance for 98% of its inhabitants.Tegegn Dagm Alemayehu The trigger of Ethiopian famine and its impacts from 1950 to 1991 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311983.2023.2264017 10 February 2024Berhe Aregawi A Political History of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (1975-1991): Revolt, Ideology and Mobilisation in Ethiopia 2008 53 https://research.vu.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/77594970/complete+dissertation.pdf By late 1957, following increasing pressures faced by rural communities, coupled with disasters such as droughts and locust raids, famine broke out in Tigray and parts of nearby Wollo. Haile Selassie's response to the famine was characterized by bureaucratic inertia and efforts to cover up the famine, in the end no significant government relief was given and up to 100,000 peasants starved to death.Zewde, Bahru. 1991, A History of Modern Ethiopia: 1855–1974. London: James Currey. p. 196. Mesfin Wolde Mariam, "Rural Vulnerability to Famine in Ethiopia: 1958-77" 0946688036 References Category:1957 in Ethiopia Category:1958 in Ethiopia Category:1950s famines Category:Haile Selassie Category:Ethiopian Empire Category:Famines in Ethiopia Category:20th century in the Tigray Region Category:Aftermath of World War II in Ethiopia