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| Type | Teacher's college |
|---|---|
| Established | 1972 |
Parent institution | Amhara National Regional State Education Bureau |
| Location | South Wollo , Ethiopia |
Dessie Teacher's Education College is a teacher's college in Ethiopia, found in the South Wollo zone which is known as Dessie in the north of Ethiopia. It is managed by the Amhara National Regional State Education Bureau. [1]
Amharas are an ethnic group traditionally inhabiting parts of the northwest Highlands of Ethiopia, particularly in the Amhara Region. According to the 2007 national census, Amharas numbered 19,867,817 individuals, comprising 26.9% of Ethiopia's population and they are mostly Orthodox Christians members of Ethiopian Orthodox Church. They are also found within the Ethiopian expatriate community, particularly in North America. They speak Amharic, an Afro-Asiatic language of the Semitic branch, a member of the Ethiopic group, which serves as the official language of Ethiopia.
Ethiopia is a federation subdivided into ethno-linguistically based regional states ; Amharic:plural: ክልሎች kililoch; singular: ክልል kilil) and chartered cities. This system of administrative regions replaced the provinces of Ethiopia in 1992 under the Transitional Government of Ethiopia and was formalised in 1995 when the current Constitution of Ethiopia came into force.
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region is a multinational regional state of Ethiopia. It was formed from the merger of five kililoch, called Regions 7 to 11, following the regional council elections on 21 June 1992. Its government is based in Awasa.
Weldiya is the capital of the Semien Wollo Zone, and woreda in northern Ethiopia. Located north of Dessie and southeast of Lalibela in the Amhara Region, this town has an elevation of 2112 meters above sea level.
Wollo is a historical region and province in the northeastern part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Dessie. The Historical name was Bete Amhara "House of Amhara" which districts Lakomelza, Sayint, Mekdela, Tentana, Ambassel, Hayq, Angot, Wasal, Kelela
Bahir Dar is the capital of the Amhara Region in Ethiopia and former capital of West Gojjam. Administratively, Bahir Dar is a Special Zone. Bahir Dar is one of the leading tourist destinations in Ethiopia, with a variety of attractions in the nearby Lake Tana and Blue Nile river. The city is known for its wide avenues lined with palm trees and a variety of colorful flowers. In 2002 it was awarded the UNESCO Cities for Peace Prize for addressing the challenges of rapid urbanization.
Amhara Region is a regional state in northern Ethiopia, and the homeland of the Amhara people. Previously known as "Region 3", its capital is Bahir Dar. Ethiopia's largest inland body of water, Lake Tana, which is the source of the Blue Nile river, is located within Amhara. The region also contains the Semien Mountains National Park, which includes Ras Dashan, the highest point in Ethiopia. Amhara is bordered by the state of Sudan to the west and northwest, and in other directions by other regions of Ethiopia: Tigray to the north, Afar to the east, Benishangul-Gumuz to the west and southwest, and Oromia to the south.
Dessie is a city and a zone in north-central Ethiopia. Located in the Amhara Region, it sits at a latitude and longitude of 11°8′N39°38′E, with an elevation between 2,470 and 2,550 metres above sea level. Dessie is 400 km to the north of the capital Addis Ababa. It has a population of more than 200,000 people in over 30 districts.
Kombolcha is a city and woreda in north-central Ethiopia. Located in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, it has a latitude and longitude of 11°5′N39°44′E with an elevation between 1842 and 1915 meters above sea level. Some guide books describe Kombolcha as the twin city of Dessie which lies some 13 km to the northwest.
Bati is a town in north-central Ethiopia. Located in the Oromia Zone of the Amhara Region, east of Dessie this town has a latitude and longitude of 11°11′N40°1′E with an elevation of 1502 metres above sea level. It is the largest town in Bati woreda.
South Wollo is one of 10 Zones in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. It acquired its name from the former province of Wollo.
Kalu is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Wollo Zone, Kalu is bordered on the west by Dessie Zuria, on the north by Were Babu, on the south and east by the Oromia Zone, on the southeast by Argobba special woreda, and on the southwest by Abuko. The administrative center for this woreda is Harbu; other towns in Kalu include Ancharo, Gerba, and Degan. A highway linking Kombolcha and Afar bisects Kalu to two parts.
Dessie Zuria is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Located at the eastern edge of the Ethiopian highlands in the Debub Wollo Zone, Dessie Zuria is bordered on the south by Abuko and Were Ilu, on the southwest by Legambo, on the northwest by Tenta, on the north by Kutaber, on the northeast by Tehuledere, and on the east by Kalu. The cities of Kombolcha and Dessie are independent woredas surrounded by Dessie Zuria; the major town in the woreda is Tita.
Shambu is a town and separate woreda in western Ethiopia. Located in the Horo Guduru Welega Zone of the Oromia Region west of Lake Fincha'a, this town has an elevation of 2,503 metres above sea level. It was the administrative centre of Jimma Horo woreda.
Albuko is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Wollo Zone, Abuko is bordered on the south by Semien Shewa Zone, on the west by Were Ilu, on the north by Dessie Zuria, on the northeast by Kalu, and on the east by Oromia Zone.
Wallelign Mekonnen Kassa was a Marxist student activist and militant active in the Ethiopian Student Movement from the mid-1960s to his death in 1972. Wallelign was the author of the highly influential but contentious article "On the Question of Nationalities in Ethiopia" published in 1969.
Demeke Mekonnen Hassen is an Ethiopian politician, and the current Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He is also the Vice-President of Prosperity Party. He previously served as Chairman of the ADP and Deputy Chair of EPRDF until dissolution of the parties on 1 December 2019.
The Ethiopian Catholic Eparchy of Bahir Dar–Dessie is one of the three suffragan eparchies in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Ethiopian Catholic Archeparchy of Addis Abeba, which comprises the entire Ethiopian Catholic Church sui iuris, which practices the Alexandrian Rite in the liturgical Ge'ez language.
Yet it depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches.
The 2019 Amhara Region coup d'état attempt consisted of coordinated assassinations of Amhara Region's high degree officials and the Generals of Ethiopian National Defense Force in Addis Ababa on 22 June 2019. Factions of the security forces of Amhara Region, Ethiopia attempted a coup d'état against the regional government, during which Amhara Region Chief Administrator Ambachew Mekonnen was killed. A bodyguard siding with the Amhara nationalist factions assassinated General Se'are Mekonnen, the Chief of the General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force, as well as his aide Major General Gizae Aberra. The Prime Minister's Office accused Brigadier General Asaminew Tsige, head of the Amhara region security forces, of leading the plot. Asaminew was later shot dead after escaping.
Hirut Kassaw is a teacher and Ethiopian politician who is leading the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Ethiopia since October 2018. Before being Minister, Hirut served as assistant professor at Bahir Dar University. The ministry that she leads has received an award from the Pacific Travel Writers Association (PATWA). She also won the "Best Tourism Minister" award.
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