== Occupation and population == 

 Hey, 

 I note the reversion to the former edit and removal of my changes regarding the population statistics and Italian occupation. 

 For population, please see: [] which states that Egypt has a slightly higher population that Ethiopia, making it the second most populated country in Africa. This is also found to be the case in other sources generally. 

 Regarding the Italian occupation, contributor Yom stated "rv - it was partially occupied, but this occupation was not recognized and there was a government in exile". 

 Firstly, an occupation does not require recognition of a third party to in fact be an occupation.  

 Secondly, the occupation was in fact recognized by states such as the United Kingdom. 

 Thirdly, the current page states "Ethiopia is one of the oldest nations in the world, and the only African nation to have enjoyed continuous sovereignty throughout and beyond the Scramble for Africa, excepting a brief occupation in World War II.[1]". This is patently false since the Italian invasion was in 1935, almost 4 years before the outbreak of World War II. The country was officially annexed on Nay 7th 1936, by which time Emperor Haile Selassie has fled. 

 As such, it is clearly incorrect and misleading to refer to "a brief occupation in World War II". 

 Moreover, it serves to reduce the importance of Ethiopia's contribution to the African liberation struggle. For, by having felt itself the pain of invasion and occupation BUT resisted and achieved liberation, Ethiopia became an even more potent symbol of African nationalism and the continent's aspirations for freedom. Furthermore, the Italian occupation and the Haile Selassie's exile cemented the Emperor and the country in the international consciousness, and the stuggle to liberate the country defined Ethiopia as a nation that would not bow to colonial oppression. 

 I feel that the incorrect current edit is not only inaccurate and misleading, but actually undermines Ethiopia's status vis a vis the African liberation struggle. 

 I look forward to ideas on how the current edit can be modified to reflect the actual events and timeline. 

 Thank you.