Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ethiopia–Serbia relations


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete.  MBisanz  talk 23:46, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Ethiopia–Serbia relations

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another random combination from the obsessive article creator. this indicates a very limited relationship. LibStar (talk) 00:48, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete - while there is scope for an article on Yugoslav-African relations, there's really not enough to say on Ethiopia alone. Tito and Haile Selassie were good friends, and Tito did focus on economic and technical assistance, but much the same can be said for half a dozen other countries. See here for a good approach (though as the source dates to 1963, it would be a little difficult to cite without more modern works at hand). - Biruitorul Talk 02:10, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Once again, a randomly created article that does nothing to assert notability in world affairs, and is not likely to be able to. -- Blue Squadron  Raven  15:01, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep It is irrelevant who created an article in a discussion over its deletion. Serbia inherited Yugoslavia's relationship with Ethiopia, & Haile Selassie was an important participant in Tito's "non-aligned nations" program. It was one of many tactics Haile Selassie used to leverage aid money from both the Western & Eastern Blocks, while maintaining autonomy for Ethiopia. I also believe that there are on-going activities between the two countries at this writing. -- llywrch (talk) 16:23, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * It would be interesting to see sources for a present-day relationship, but regarding the Yugoslav period, as I've said, a Yugoslav-African relations article seems to make much more sense: Yugoslavia had similar aims in those countries, which in turn had fairly similar aims themselves, and while the Yugoslavia-Africa topic has been the subject of academic writing, for Yugoslavia-Ethiopia it's more difficult to say that. - Biruitorul Talk 20:02, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't understand your response, Biruitorul. It sounds to me as if you are arguing for numerous articles on the relationship of Yugoslavia with African nations. If we can explain how one country used its relationship with another to gain something, then there is material here -- & justification -- for an article. -- llywrch (talk) 22:03, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * No, just one article lumping them all in - sort of like Sino-Pacific relations. - Biruitorul Talk 22:18, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * But your statement can also be used to justify writing separate articles for each African country. If a narrative can be written on "X-Yugoslavia relations", IMHO that would justify an article on "X-Yugoslavia relations". Especially if your proposed "Yugoslav-African relations" article gets too long. -- llywrch (talk) 04:51, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
 * From what I can tell, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Ethiopia, and Ghana were Yugoslavia's most important partners in Africa. I think a reasonable article could be written as follows: Overview, one section for each of these, rest of Africa, conclusion. And since the current article has no content yet, we lose nothing by deleting and starting anew on that larger project. - Biruitorul Talk 05:04, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete Another one of those. Dahn (talk) 20:07, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Serbia-related deletion discussions.  -- Russavia Dialogue 13:20, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions.  -- Russavia Dialogue 13:20, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
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