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What are the Advantages and disadvantages of compadre system? As Ethiopia was slowly modernizing, Italy was progressing on the coast of the Horn. After the unification of the Italian States in under the house of Savoy, this newly founded European kingdom wanted to carve a colonial empire for itself, in the image of France and Great Britain.
After acquiring the port of Assab in Eritrea from a local Sultan in , Italy took control of the entire country by , obtaining formal reconnaissance of Italian colonization from Ethiopia in the Treaty of Wuchale. Italy also colonized Somalia in Article 17 of the Treaty of Wuchale stipulated that Ethiopia had to delegate its foreign affairs to Italy.
The difference became clear in when Emperor Menilek attempted to establish diplomatic ties with Great Britain and Germany. Menilek II denounced the treaty in In retaliation, Italy annexed some territories on Eritrean borders and attempted to penetrate Tigray, expecting the support of local rulers and minority communities. Ethiopians as a whole strongly resented Italy for the treaty, who felt that Italy purposely mistranslated the document in order to cheat Abyssinia into becoming a protectorate.
Ethiopia also benefited from large stocks of modern weapons and ammunition offered by the British in , following Abyssinian aid during the Mahdist wars in Sudan.
Menilek also secured Russian support since the tsar was a devout Christian: he considered the Italian invasion as an unjustified aggression on a fellow Christian country. In December , a revolt backed by Ethiopia erupted in Eritrea against Italian rule. Nevertheless, the rebellion ended in a defeat, with the capture and the execution of its leaders.
Aiming to punish and annex Abyssinia, Italy launched an invasion in Tigray in January led by General Oreste Baratieri, occupying its capital.
Following this, Menilek suffered a series of minor defeats, which prompted him to issue a general mobilization order by September By December, Ethiopia was ready to launch a massive counter-attack. Hostilities resumed at the end of In December, an Ethiopian force fully armed with rifles and modern weapons overran Italian positions at the Battle of Amba Alagi , forcing them to retreat towards Mekele in Tigray.
In the following weeks, Abyssian troops led by the Emperor himself besieged the city. Both sides were exhausted and suffered from severe provision shortages. Nevertheless, the two armies headed towards the town of Adwa, where the destiny of the Abyssinian Empire would be decided.
They met on March 1st, Italian forces had merely 14, soldiers while Ethiopian forces counted around , men. Both sides were armed with modern rifles, artillery, and cavalry. The battle started at six am as Ethiopian forces launched a surprise attack on the most advanced Italian brigades.
As the rest of the troops tried to join in, Menilek threw all of his reserves into the battle, completely routing the enemy. Italy suffered more than 5, casualties. Following this defeat, Europe was forced to recognize Ethiopian independence.
For Menilek II, it was the final act in the consolidation of his power. By , Ethiopia was a fully modernized country with an efficient administration, a strong army, and a good infrastructure. The battle of Adwa would become a symbol of African resistance to colonialism, and was celebrated from that day onwards. He studied economy, sociology, public policy, and history and worked as a researcher for think tanks and consulting firms.
It is his strong passion for political and military history that brought him to TheCollector. Skinner, in his Paris dispatch No.
The government of the country considers Ethiopia to be its proper name. And it is under this name that our treaty appears in the official volume of Treaties, Conventions and International Acts.
And in the body of the treaty Ethiopia alone is mentioned from time to time. I believe that it would be gratifying to the existing government of Ethiopia if the use of the word Abyssinia could be dropped. The suggestion that the name Ethiopia be adopted for official use by the Government was approved by Mr.
The name of the country in the language of the country, Amharic, is, translated Ityopya. Admittedly the term Abyssinia is much more widely used.
The Italian abandoned both names during their five years occupation, let alone accepting the name change to Ethiopia instead of Abyssinia. They simply called it Italian East Africa. Evidences and facts show that, by any means of imagination, the biblical name Cushitic Ethiopia has no relation with Semitic state of Abyssinia except being neighbors. Strictly speaking, Ethiopia belongs to the direct geographical descendent of ancient country Nubians or the Sudan both historically and Biblically, but not to Abyssinia or even the present day Ethiopia.
The fact that the Sudan preferred the Arabic name Al-Sudan over Ethiopia, means the black people, for what ever reasons, resulted in the confusion of the two countries people with their history.
This link provides additional clear picture regarding the cause and effect of the confusion. The arguments presented here and other facts lead one to the following clear understanding regarding the confusion over the names of Abyssinia and Ethiopia:. To sum it up, it is becoming clearer from time to time that the century old tactics of obfuscating the names Abyssinia and Ethiopia is not working.
The days of superficially mentioning non-Abyssinians in the introductory pages of everything and systematically excluding them from the main body of history should come to an end without any negotiation or precondition. In other words, the old political tactic of promoting only Abyssinia under the disguise of bogus Ethiopia is no longer tolerable. The writer can be reached at www. Sign me up for the newsletter! Currently you have JavaScript disabled. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page.
Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Just to put it simply,as other incorporated regions, Menelik and Ras Gobena of oromo incorporated Arsi like other regions.
Why you failed to mention the genocide of sidama,gedeo and other southern nations during oromo expansion, the role of oromo war lords during gondarine period and rise of menelik. Victim mentality card seems a new way of distorting facts.
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