Two historical events of Ethiopia :


(Restored contact with Europe)
1.In the early fifteenth century, Ethiopia sought to make diplomatic contact with European kingdoms for the first time since Aksumite times. A letter sent from King Henry IV of England to the Emperor of Abyssinia survives where in 1428, the Emperor Yeshaq sent two return emissaries to Alfonso V of Aragon who failed to complete the return trip. The first continuous relations with a European country was in 1508, with Portugal under Emperor Lebna Dengel who had just inherited the throne from his father.

This proved to be an important development when the Empire was subjected to the attacks of Adal General and Imam, Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi. Portugal assisted the Ethiopian emperor by sending weapons and four hundred men which had helped his son Gelawdewos defeat Ahmad and re-establish his rule under his empire.This Ethiopian–Adal War was also one of the first proxy wars in the region where the Ottoman Empire and Portugal took sides in the conflict. However, in 1624, when Emperor Susenyos converted to Roman Catholicism, years of revolt and civil unrest followed resulting in thousands of deaths. The Jesuit missionaries had also offended the Orthodox faith of the local Ethiopians, and on 25th June 1632, Susenyos's son, Emperor Fasilides, declared the state religion to again be Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and expelled the Jesuit missionaries and other Europeans.

(Olympic and World's Championship runner)
2.Kenenisa Bekele is a Ethiopia long distance runner. Born on the 13th of june.He won a gold medal in the 10,000 metres at the world's Championships in Athletics and a bronze in the 5000 metres.In 2004, Kenenisa Bekele won a gold medal in the olympic men's 10,000 metres race. He also won a silver medal in the Olympic men's 5000 metres race.