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The Battle of Adwa (Artist unknown, about 1940)135 viewsStraight from the British Museum... and from the artwork descriptive panel: "The Battle of Adwa is a popular subject with Ethiopian artists. It shows Emperor Menelik II (top left) ant the imparial Ethiopian army defeating a large Italian colonial force. Menelik's wife, Empress Taitu (bottom left), is shown holding a revolver. In the centre of the picture two other important figures are depicted. they are the Governor of Adwa, Dajazmach Balca Abba Nafso (with cannon), and the Commander of the Ethiopian forces, Fitawrari Gabayyahu (on horseback). The faces of the Italians and their allies are mainly painted in profile, while the Ethiopians ae painted full face. This was an Ethiopian convention fro showing the forces of good and evil.
The triumphant victory at Adwa brought Ethiopia to the world's attention, strengthening the country's image as defender of African independence. Ethiopia became an inspiration for the African continent and for Africans around the world. Given by H.L. Littler. Ethno 1074 AF 11.34"
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Ketema Yifru Diallo Telli and Emperor HaileSelassie125 views
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Provisionary Secretary General of the OAU Dr Tesfaye Gebre-Ezgy and Ketema Yifru at the 1963 Addis Ababa Foreign Ministers Conference129 views
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Ketema Yifru with Diallo Telli the first Secretary General of the OAU142 views
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Ketema Yifru with President Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya168 views
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Empress Zewditu (reigned 1916 to 1930)157 views
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Colonel John C Robinson arrives in Chicago after leading the Ethiopian Air Force against the invading Mussolini forces181 views
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Ras Makonnen father of HaileSelassie I in 1902176 views
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Ketema Yifru and Salim Ahmed Salim 1990161 views
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Salim Ahmed Salim and Ketema Yifru 1990155 views
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painting of the Queen of Sheba National Museum collection145 views
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Statue of Abune Petros150 views
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Ethiopian BoyScout - 1930141 views
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Ethiopian azmari with massenqo - 1868141 views
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Sylvia Pankhurst121 views
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Meneklik II's wife Tayto Bitul142 views
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Prince AsfaWossen159 views
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Princess Medferiashwork143 views
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Prince AsfaWossen147 views
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Crown Prince ZereYacob AsfaWossen158 views
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Prince Mekonnen of ethiopia (Leul Mekonnen, Emperor HaileSelassie's Son)214 views
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Mausoleum of Menelik II216 viewsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia (photo: Filippo Jean - 2008)
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Melaku E. Bayen185 viewsMelaku E. Bayen, an Ethiopian, significantly contributed to the re-Africanization of Ethiopia. His noble dedication to the Pan-African cause and his activities in the United States helped to dispel the notion of “racial fog” that surrounded the Ethiopians.
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Painting of the Queen of Sheba143 viewsCurrently in display at the National Museum of Ethiopia
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Emperor Menelik of Ethiopia153 viewsAtse Menelik
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Abune Petros160 viewsAbune Petros statue in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Menelik II coin163 views
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General Haile Mercorios192 viewsGeneral Haile Mercorios - pictured on his wedding day - rose to become an Ethiopian defence attache after Emperor Haile Selassie annexed Eritrea, where the general is from, in 1962. In 1974, when the Dergue regime seized power in a military coup, he applied for asylum in the UK, where he had been trained. "As an officer, I used to come to educate myself - to be educated in the Royal Air Force staff college... so this time when I came, as a refugee, it was a different thing - a very unknown destiny." (BBC)
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His Imperial Highness Crown Prince AsfaWossen, Merid Azmatch and Governor General of Wollo, later Emperor-in-Exile Amha Selassie I167 views
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Her Imperial Highness Princess Tenagnework, Vice-Reine of Eritrea161 views
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