1991 Event Ethiopian rebels seize Addis Ababa 1987 Event Kristi Addis, of Mississippi, crowned 5th Miss Teen USA 1978 Event Fidel Castro visits Addis Abba 1977 Event Miltitary workers kill 300-500 students in Addis Ababa 1969 Event Abebe Bikila's auto-accident, near Addis Ababa 1969 Event Queen Juliana appointed honorary citizen of Addis Ababa 1944 Event British troops capture Addis Ababa Ethiopia 1941 Event Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa 1941 Event Italian held Addis Ababa surrenders to British and Ethiopian forces 1936 Event Italy takes Addis Abba, annexing Absynnia (Ethiopia) 1936 Event Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa 1895 Event Emperor Menelik II of Addis Ababa draws against Italians
