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1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia
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A widespread famine affected Ethiopia from 1983 to 1985. The worst famine to hit the country in a century, it affected 7.75 million people and left approximately 300,000 to 1.2 million dead. 2.5 milli
Royal Air Force C-130 airdropping food during the famine in 1985
Royal Air Force C-130 airdropping food during the famine in 1985
According to Oxfam and Human Rights Watch, Mengistu Haile Mariam helped to organize policies that multiplied the effects of the famine. He was sentenc
According to Oxfam and Human Rights Watch, Mengistu Haile Mariam helped to organize policies that multiplied the effects of the famine. He was sentenced to death in Ethiopia for crimes committed during his government (Derg). As of 2018[update],[needs update] Mengistu lived in exile in Zimbabwe.
Famine relief being unloaded off a truck in 1985
Famine relief being unloaded off a truck in 1985
Food distribution organized by Ethiopian Red Cross volunteers
Food distribution organized by Ethiopian Red Cross volunteers
We Are the World
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"We Are the World" is a charity single recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and produced by Quincy Jones for the album We Are the Worl
1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia
…domestically. It raised £8 million for famine relief within twelve months of its release. Other charity singles soon followed; released in March 1985, "We Are the World" by USA for Africa was the most successful of these, selling 20 million copies worldwide. Live Aid, a 1985 fund-raising effort headed by Geldof, induced…
We Are the World alternative cover
We Are the World alternative cover
Cyndi Lauper, studio badge, and the sweatshirt given to all attendees at A&M Studios in Hollywood, California on January 28, 1985
Cyndi Lauper, studio badge, and the sweatshirt given to all attendees at A&M Studios in Hollywood, California on January 28, 1985
Back of the "We Are the World" sweater autographed by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie
Back of the "We Are the World" sweater autographed by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie
Stevie Wonder was a featured soloist.
Stevie Wonder was a featured soloist.