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Anperè a Haile Selassie yo te kòmanse yon pwogram agresif nan modènizasyon ak santralizasyon nan estrikti a nan eta an. Li te bay lòd la rédaction de pwemye ekri konstitisyon pou Anpi a, ki te ranpli ak pibliye nan 1931. Premye Imperial Konstitisyon an, ki prete lou soti nan Meiji Konstitisyon nan Japon, bay pou yon Palman an la pou premye fwa nan Abisinyen Istwa. Li se nan sa a premye konstitisyon ki Anperè a ofisyèlman chanje non non an nan peyi l ' soti nan Abyssinia nan Etyopi, apre yo fin rekonèt politik siyifikasyon nan non an peyi Letiopi ak espesyalman Kretyen li yo Biblik koneksyon. Non an nan peyi Letiopi reprezante mo grèk la pou li moun ki rete natif natal. Sa a se te "aithiops" (= "boule nèt aparans"), ki soti nan "aitho" (mwen boule) ak "opsis" (aspè, aparans). Li te kounye a posib pou tout pèp nwa k ap viv aletranje yo asosye tèt yo kòm, yo te Letiopi aletranje.
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Emperor Haile Selassie began an aggressive program of modernization and centralization of the structure of the state. He ordered the drafting of the first written constitution for the Empire, which was completed and promulgated in 1931. The First Imperial Constitution, which borrowed heavily from the Meiji Constitution of Japan, provided for a Parliament for the first time in Abyssinian History. It is in this first constitution that the Emperor officially renamed the name of his country from Abyssinia to Ethiopia, after recognizing the political significance of the name Ethiopia and especially its Christian Biblical connections. The name of Ethiopia represents the Greek word for its native inhabitants. This was “aithiops” (= “burnt appearance”), from “aitho” (I burn) and “opsis” (aspect, appearance). It was now possible for all black peoples living abroad to associate themselves as, being Ethiopians abroad.