Addis Ababa: All Data
1. Lists and Timelines
Addis Ababa: Chronology of Mentions
Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.
1889 AD
Mentioned in Event: Conquests of Menelik II
1889 AD
Capital of Ethiopian Empire
1936 AD
Mentioned in Event: Badoglio Offensive
1936 AD
Capital of Italian East Africa
1940 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Governatorate of Scioa, part of Italian East Africa
1941 AD
Mentioned in Event: British invasion of Italian East Africa
1941 AD
1952 AD
Capital of Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea
1975 AD
Capital of Provisional Military Government of Ethiopia
1987 AD
Capital of People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
1991 AD
Capital of Transitional Government of Ethiopia
1995 AD
Capital of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Region of Oromia Region, part of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
2025 AD
Subdivision Capital of the Region of Addis Ababa, part of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia