Ethiopians in the United Kingdom

[1] The first wave of Ethiopian immigrants to the UK occurred in 1974, when many were forced from their homes when Haile Selassie's government was overthrown by the military junta, Derg.

Another civil war 1998 in the country, and continuous political unrest even today means that more and more Ethiopians are leaving their homeland to seek better lives abroad.

[2] Prior to the civil wars, Ethiopians were free to come to the UK to study, many of whom stayed and are undoubtedly amongst the thousands who now form an ageing population.

The Ethiopian community in the UK is now an extremely well integrated group that consists of many generations.

[1] According to the 2011 UK Census, there were 15,058 Ethiopian-born residents in England, 151 in Wales,[3] 258 in Scotland,[4] and 27 in Northern Ireland.