The first set of postage stamp
The first set of postage stamp
The first set of postage stamps went sale in Harar- 1895.
- Became a member of the Universal Postal Union- 1902.
- The first two motor cars were imported-1902.
- The first meter gauge railway reached Dire Dawa from Djibouti-1902.
- The Royal Palace of Addis Ababa built in 1902 could accommodate 5000 guests in one-sitting with complete dining sets.
- Modern banking started in 1905 and the first bank was the bank of Abyssinia.
- The first hotel in Addis Ababa is –Etege Taitu hotel – 1907.
- Menelik II school is the first school -1908
- First Ethiopian government hospital is Menelik II-1910
- First Amharic Newspaper was Aymo-1911
- The railway to Addis Ababa was completed in 1917.
