It began with the establishment of the Solomonic dynasty by Yekuno Amlak from approximately 1270 and lasted until 1974, when Emperor Haile Selassie was overthrown in a coup d'état by the communist Derg.
Though the fascists under Mussolini did a number in it as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_Empire
And where is this empire now?
Commies destroyed it:
Though the fascists under Mussolini did a number in it as well.