[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 142 (Friday, August 24, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1177]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRATULATING DR. ABERRA MOLLA

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                           HON. MIKE COFFMAN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 24, 2018

  Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Dr. Aberra 
Molla on his achievements in computerizing the Ethiopic or Ga'ez 
alphabet.
  Dr. Aberra Molla is a scientist, inventor, and pioneer in the 
computerization of the Ethiopic alphabet. Dr. Molla invented a method 
for Ethiopians to render their language, which contains more than 564 
Unicode glyphs, accurately on a computer, using, at most, two 
keystrokes per character. He now owns two U.S. patents for his 
invention of this unique system.
  I am grateful for Dr. Aberra Molla's contribution to the Ethiopian 
people in Ethiopia, in Colorado, and throughout the rest of the world. 
His hard work and ingenuity has enabled Ethiopians to use their 
language and alphabets effectively and efficiently on the standard size 
keyboards that are synonymous with today's technology. Additionally, I 
would like to thank Dr. Molla for making his invention available to the 
general public to use free of charge, improving the everyday lives of 
all Ethiopians.
  I have the honor of representing the largest Ethiopian community 
living in Colorado in my Congressional District and deeply appreciate 
the value of Dr. Molla's invention to them. Further, it has been my 
pleasure to get to know Dr. Molla through the years and I am pleased to 
have this opportunity to recognize him on the House floor here today.

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