Italy supports Menelek of Shoa in his revolt against Johannes IV of Ethiopia

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 8.2.3: Anglophone African Writing and Culture: Subsaharan.
Vol. editors: Helen Rachel Cousins (Birmingham Newman University), David Firth (University of Manchester), Alex Nelungo Wanjala (University of Nairobi)

Domains

Civil Wars, Revolutions and Insurrections
Diplomacy

Dates

Date of occurrence 1888-12

Places

Ethiopia (Location)
Italy (Involved)

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Italy supports Menelek of Shoa in his revolt against King Johannes IV of Ethiopia. The following year, Menelek becomes king and greatly increases the country's power, even inflicting a humiliating defeat on the Italians themselves in 1896 and securing independence for Ethiopia.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Italy supports Menelek of Shoa in his revolt against Johannes IV of Ethiopia". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19006, accessed 06 May 2024.]

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