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Mounted on a prancing a ss, and with an embroidered velvet chieftain's robe worn like a chasuble over his Italian army uniform, bug-eyed Haile Selassie Gugsa, traitorous son-in-law of Emperor Haile Selassie, rode in triumph last week into his old capital of Makale. Behind him an Italian officer held high the Italian flag that had been hauled down from the same Ethiopian village in 1896. Behind them both marched a carefully chosen column of Ras Gugsa's own tribesmen, tall fezzed Askaris from Eritrea, and a regiment of Italian Bersaglieri, cock feathers fluttering from their helmets. A thumping band blared Giovinezza while overhead buzzed 21 Caproni bombers led by Il Duce's ace son-in-law, Count Galeazzo Ciano. Ras Gugsa, whose tribesmen had led the unopposed Italian advance all the way from Aduwa, 60 miles to the north last week, moved into his palace. By order of white bearded General Emilio de Bono he had been appointed the puppet Governor of Tigre Province for Italy. Italian regulars moved out to level camping ground on the outskirts of Makale.
Bad Son-In-Law. Quite different from Ras Desta Demtu was Haile Selassie's other son-in-law, bug-eyed little Haile Selassie Gugsa. Ruler of the eastern part of Tigre Province, he is a direct descendant of that King John of Ethiopia still venerated as a saint by the Coptic Church. His great-uncle, John IV, was a sworn enemy of fierce-whiskered old Emperor Menelik who later defeated the Italians at Aduwa. Ras Gugsa's father kept up the family feud against Menelik and his grandnephew, Ethiopia's present Emperor, was on the best of terms with the Italian administration in Eritrea. When he died three years ago it was in the arms of an Italian doctor. With his last breath he made his son Gugsa swear eternal friendship to Italy. Well aware of all this has been Emperor Haile Selassie. Some years ago to keep Ras Gugsa and his 15,000 warriors in line, the Emperor married the Tigre Chieftain to his second daughter, but she unfortunately died in childbirth. Last week Ras Gugsa found the time ripe to remember his father's promises.
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Protagonists of nearly all the battles related to the conquest of ' Eritrea and in particular the Battle of Coatit , the askaris participated in all battles of the war in Abyssinia , and the Fourth Battalion, commanded by Major Pietro Toselli was entirely destroyed at ' Amba Alagi ; troops askaris were then widely used in the ' Siege of Mekele and then at the Battle of Adowa . Adua to the askaris were around 4,000 and just over a thousand of them died, while thousands more were wounded and 800 taken prisoner. Of these, only the askaris of origin tigrina were mutilated left hand and right foot. To want this punishment, according to some [ citation needed ], was the "bloody" Empress Taitù , according to others the ' Matteos Abuna , who imposed the application of the law of Fetha Nagast .
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Bad Son-In-Law. Quite different from Ras Desta Demtu was Haile Selassie's other son-in-law, bug-eyed little Haile Selassie Gugsa. Ruler of the eastern part of Tigre Province, he is a direct descendant of that King John of Ethiopia still venerated as a saint by the Coptic Church. His great-uncle, John IV, was a sworn enemy of fierce-whiskered old Emperor Menelik who later defeated the Italians at Aduwa. Ras Gugsa's father kept up the family feud against Menelik and his grandnephew, Ethiopia's present Emperor, was on the best of terms with the Italian administration in Eritrea. When he died three years ago it was in the arms of an Italian doctor. With his last breath he made his son Gugsa swear eternal friendship to Italy. Well aware of all this has been Emperor Haile Selassie. Some years ago to keep Ras Gugsa and his 15,000 warriors in line, the Emperor married the Tigre Chieftain to his second daughter, but she unfortunately died in childbirth. Last week Ras Gugsa found the time ripe to remember his father's promises.
Perfidy and Perfume. Just outside Adigrat, first town captured in the Italian advance, a Fascist machine gun post last week saw a white flag waving in the thorn bushes. Soon an Ethiopian messenger went forward with important news. Gabbling excitedly, Italian officers hurried up, summoned an Army car. Into it stepped Ras Gugsa and a subordinate chief, Kassa Araia. They were hustled to the headquarters of General Ruggiero Santini, commander at Adigrat. Hours of conference followed while the word spread that the Emperor's Bad-Son-In-Law was surrendering.
At Asmara, Ras Gugsa made formal obeisance to Commander De Bono. Enjoying the advantages of civilization to the full in a swank staff car, he rolled through the streets looking amiable but dazed. His first move was to pop into Asmara's leading barber shop. There he made a bee line, sniffing ecstatically, for the perfume counter, loaded his pockets with odorous presents for his numerous female friends in the back country.
Should Il Duce decide to imitate the Japanese in Manchuria and set up a puppet kingdom in the part of Ethiopia already captured, he has a perfect Henry Pu Yi in Ras Gugsa, sainted King John's descendant.
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Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:42 pm Post subject: roots of Melese and Aboy Sebehat........
I was always wondering how one can hate his own country
so much. It is now genetically confirmed that Melese Zenawi and Aboy Sebhat are direct decendents of Haileselase Gugssa
now it all makes sense.
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:57 am Post subject: Re: roots of Melese and Aboy Sebehat........
what is more interesting and quite ironic is that when the children of Hailesilassie Gugsa (the bandas of Adwa)
took power and fulfilled their dream of dividing the country along the ethnic lines and thus weakening Ethiopia, they put an Adwan patriarch as the abun of EOC- a purposeful avenge and insult of Abune Petros.
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I was always wondering how one can hate his own country
so much. It is now genetically confirmed that Melese Zenawi and Aboy Sebhat are direct decendents of Haileselase Gugssa
now it all makes sense.
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