The Life and Times of Menelik II: Ethiopia 1844-1913 |
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... gebbi , and placed a guard over the empress's quarters . The makwanent and a large crowd of onlookers entered the palace grounds , where Taitu awaited them on the steps of the great addarash ; when confronted publicly with the ...
... gebbi , and placed a guard over the empress's quarters . The makwanent and a large crowd of onlookers entered the palace grounds , where Taitu awaited them on the steps of the great addarash ; when confronted publicly with the ...
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... gebbi , and attempted to gain entry to acquire the artillery and machine - guns stored inside . When the palace guard denied them admittance , the insurgents took up posi- tions between the gebbi and the heir's residence ( Tesemma's ...
... gebbi , and attempted to gain entry to acquire the artillery and machine - guns stored inside . When the palace guard denied them admittance , the insurgents took up posi- tions between the gebbi and the heir's residence ( Tesemma's ...
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... gebbi . The ministers wanted Iyasu to return to Addis Ababa for import- ant domestic business , but he continued to tease them by going on to more and more places . His serious intention was to prove that the government could not ...
... gebbi . The ministers wanted Iyasu to return to Addis Ababa for import- ant domestic business , but he continued to tease them by going on to more and more places . His serious intention was to prove that the government could not ...
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