The Ethiopian Empress and master strategist behind the battle that humiliated the Italians in 1896 The Battle of Adwa is known to have stopped the colonial aggression of Europeans in Africa after Ethiopian forces surprised the world by defeating heavily-armed Italian troops that attempted to conquer the Empire in 1896. Behind this victory that maintained […]
Mussolini’s atrocity in Ethiopia was not any less Barbaric then Hittler’s by Ian Campbell (Hurst, £24) ON FEBRUARY 19, 1937, less than a year after the Italian invasion of Ethiopia, resistance fighters threw hand grenades at members of the fascist Italian high command as they assembled for a public ceremony at the occupied emperor’s palace […]
The Victory of AdwaA Fresh Perspective By Haile MulukenMekelle University Introduction In the history of the modern world, the victory of Adwa is best remembered for offering the seminal phenomenon that put the prevalent bias and prejudice towards black people into question. This change of perception towards the nature and capability of black people had […]
Seeking to grab a piece of Africa during the colonial scramble for conquest, Italy invaded Ethiopia in early 1896. Warfare History Network by By Gregory Peduto Here’s What You Need to Know: Under the cover of the dusty Ethiopian night, the 17,000-man Italian Royal Expeditionary force scrambled over ragged hills and inactive volcanoes in the early morning […]
A Battle that Proved Colonizer Doesn’t Always Win. By Theodore M. Vestal, Ph.D. In 1896, Italy, a late-comer to the family of nations and a slow-footed scrambler for colonial spoils in Africa, made her move to conquer Ethiopia, the only remaining prize on the continent unclaimed by Europeans. Expansionist leaders of the recently unified Kingdom […]
THE GREAT OF ADWA March 2nd is the 123rd anniversary of the Battle of Adwa. The decisive victory at Adwa is a tale to be told every year on this day of its commemoration because it warms the heart and lifts the spirit of every black person in the world. Few places evoke stronger memories than […]
By Abel Shiferaw:- Weeks back, shortly after the horrific display of white supremacist violence that took place in Charlottesville, I had a conversation. I yelled and ranted to a poor non-drunk soul about how fascists should be treated harshly and with no sympathy. I might have said something about utilizing methods they historically used to […]
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