Bahru Zewde


Bahru Zewde is an Ethiopian historian and author. He writes extensively about modern Ethiopian history and is now an emeritus professor at Addis Ababa University where he once served as the Head of the History Department and the Director of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies.

Early life and education

He earned his B.A. in History with distinction from Haile Selassie I University in 1970 and his Ph.D. in African history from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London in 1976.

Career

In addition to his professorship at Addis Ababa University, Zewde was a visiting professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1992 and at Hamburg University in 2002. He has also held fellowships at the British Academy, Oxford University, and the Japan Foundation.

Selected publications