Once home to a thriving Greek community of over 4,000; the military takeover of the Ethiopia in 1974 caused many Greeks to leave. Some stayed behind and maintained many of the institutions that were set up by their forefathers, including the prominent Greek school of Addis Ababa. 

 

Home today to 120 students, 80 of which live in the borading house, the school conducts classes in all Greek and learn everything from Greek georgraphy, to history and philosophy.  While students have to prove some Greek blood to enroll, (how do you prove that?) the school has done a great job in maintaining the connection with Greece dispite the distance and wars that have ravaged Ethiopia the past few decades.

 

Many of the students end up receiving scholorships to eventually go and study in Greece.

 

DF:  Is the word Ethiopia derived from a Greek word?  More after the jump...