The Life and Times of Menelik II: Ethiopia, 1844-1913 |
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Page 142
... Tigrean policy which aimed at turning Mengesha and other Tigrean chiefs against Menelik in the classic manner of ' divide and rule ' . These men felt that ' since Tigre had become weak , to continue to support Menilek was merely to ...
... Tigrean policy which aimed at turning Mengesha and other Tigrean chiefs against Menelik in the classic manner of ' divide and rule ' . These men felt that ' since Tigre had become weak , to continue to support Menilek was merely to ...
Page 151
... Tigreans , who also were to be isolated in their own camp . Mengesha arrived on 2 June 1894 , and was received en route to the capital by detachments of the imperial army . The Tigrean soldiers halted about one kilometre from the palace ...
... Tigreans , who also were to be isolated in their own camp . Mengesha arrived on 2 June 1894 , and was received en route to the capital by detachments of the imperial army . The Tigrean soldiers halted about one kilometre from the palace ...
Page 240
... Tigreans to rise up against the ' bunch of incompetents ' comprising the government . He stressed that the rebellion was ... Tigrean chiefs concurred , and the troublesome province again was secure . By the time Abraha's 1 Hervey to Grey ...
... Tigreans to rise up against the ' bunch of incompetents ' comprising the government . He stressed that the rebellion was ... Tigrean chiefs concurred , and the troublesome province again was secure . By the time Abraha's 1 Hervey to Grey ...
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