Tag Archives: Ethiopia
17
Nov
Nov
Chronicle Coronation of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I Haile Selassie I was known as a child as Lij Tafari Makonnen. Lij translates to ‘child’, and serves to indicate that a youth is of noble blood. His given name, Tafari, means ‘one who is respected or feared’. Like most Ethiopians, his personal name Tafari is […]
05
May
May
Haile Selassie I Return to Addis Ababa On October 3, 1935, the Second Italo-Abyssinian War (Second Italo-Ethiopian War) began when Italian General Emilio De Bono and his forces crossed the Mareb River and advanced into Ethiopia from Eritrea without a declaration of war. De Bono’s invasion of Ethiopia was planned at the request from Fascist […]