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'''Fikremariam''' (''unknown'' - 1937) was an [[Ethiopian Empire|Ethiopian]] commander and a patriot. |
'''Fikremariam''' (''unknown'' - 1937) was an [[Ethiopian Empire|Ethiopian]] commander and a patriot.<ref>Haile Selassie, Volume II, p. 32</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Fikremariam was from [[Menz]], an [[Amhara Region|Amhara region]] of [[Shewa|Shewa Province]].<ref>Haile Selassie, Volume II, p. 32</ref> |
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In 1930, during [[Gugsa Welle's Rebellion (1930)|Gugsa Welle's Rebellion]], [[Ethiopian military titles|''Fitawrari'']]{{#tag:ref|Equivalent to Commander of the Advanced Guard.|group=nb}} |
In 1930, during [[Gugsa Welle's Rebellion (1930)|Gugsa Welle's Rebellion]], [[Ethiopian military titles|''Fitawrari'']]{{#tag:ref|Equivalent to Commander of the Advanced Guard or [[Vanguard (military tactics)|Vanguard]].|group=nb}} Fikremariam fought on the side of ''[[Negus]]'' {{#tag:ref|Roughly equivalent to [[King]].|group=nb}} [[Haile Selassie I|Tafari Makonnen]]. On 31 March, during the [[Battle of Anchem]], Fikremariam commanded the left wing of the [[Army of the Ethiopian Empire|Imperial Army]]. The men in his command were from [[Wollo|Wollo Province]].<ref>Marcus, p.128</ref><ref>Mockler, p. 11</ref> |
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In 1936, during the [[Second Italo-Ethiopian War]], |
In 1936, during the [[Second Italo-Ethiopian War]], ''Fitawrari'' Fikremariam commanded the [[Kebur Zabagna|Guard]] of [[Crown Prince]] [[Amha Selassie of Ethiopia|Asfaw Wossen Tafari]] in [[Dessie]]. In addition, he commanded the [[Shewa|Shewan]] [[garrison]].<ref>Mockler, p. 122</ref> But, when [[Emperor of Ethiopia|Emperor]] [[Haile Selassie]] and what was left of the retreating Imperial Army approached Dessie after the [[Battle of Maychew]], they were told that the [[Eritrea|Eritreans]] had already occupied the city. In addition, the Emperor was told that, on 14 April, the Crown Prince had fled without a shot being fired.<ref>Barker, p. 106</ref> |
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From about May 1936 to about October 1937, during the [[Italian East Africa|Italian occupation of Ethiopia]], |
From about May 1936 to about October 1937, during the [[Italian East Africa|Italian occupation of Ethiopia]], Fikremariam fought as an ''[[Patriotism|Arbegnoch]]''{{#tag:ref|Equivalent to Ethiopian patriot.|group=nb}} until his death.<ref>Haile Selassie, Volume II, p. 32</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* {{cite book| first=A.J. |
* {{cite book| last=Barker| first=A.J.| title=The Rape of Ethiopia, 1936| publisher=Ballantine Books| date=1971|location=New York |isbn=978-0-345-02462-6|ref=Barker 1971}} |
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* {{cite book| editor-first=Harold | editor-last=Marcus | translator =Ezekiel Gebions | author=Haile Selassie I| title=My Life and Ethiopia's Progress: The Autobiography of Emperor Haile Selassie I, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Volume II | publisher=Research Associates School Times Publications | date=1999 |location=Chicago |isbn= 0-948390-40-9 |pages=190 }} |
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* {{cite book| first=Harold G.| last=Marcus| title=A History of Ethiopia | publisher=University of California Press | date=1994 |location=London |isbn= 0-520-22479-5 |pages=316 }} |
* {{cite book| first=Harold G.| last=Marcus| title=A History of Ethiopia | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofethiopi00marc| url-access=registration| publisher=University of California Press | date=1994 |location=London |isbn= 0-520-22479-5 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofethiopi00marc/page/316 316] }} |
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*{{cite book|first=Anthony |last=Mockler|title=Haile Sellassie's War|publisher=Olive Branch Press|date=2002|location=New York|isbn= |
*{{cite book|first=Anthony |last=Mockler|title=Haile Sellassie's War|publisher=Olive Branch Press|date=2002|location=New York|isbn=978-1-56656-473-1}} |
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* {{cite book| author=Pankhurst, Richard | title=The Ethiopians: A History (Peoples of Africa)|publisher=Wiley-Blackwell; New Ed edition| year=2001| isbn=0631224939 |ref=Pankhurt 2001}} |
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[[Category:Ethiopian military personnel]] |
[[Category:Ethiopian military personnel]] |
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[[Category:Year of birth uncertain]] |
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[[Category:1937 deaths]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:48, 29 November 2022
Fikremariam (unknown - 1937) was an Ethiopian commander and a patriot.[1]
Biography
[edit]Fikremariam was from Menz, an Amhara region of Shewa Province.[2]
In 1930, during Gugsa Welle's Rebellion, Fitawrari[nb 1] Fikremariam fought on the side of Negus [nb 2] Tafari Makonnen. On 31 March, during the Battle of Anchem, Fikremariam commanded the left wing of the Imperial Army. The men in his command were from Wollo Province.[3][4]
In 1936, during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, Fitawrari Fikremariam commanded the Guard of Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen Tafari in Dessie. In addition, he commanded the Shewan garrison.[5] But, when Emperor Haile Selassie and what was left of the retreating Imperial Army approached Dessie after the Battle of Maychew, they were told that the Eritreans had already occupied the city. In addition, the Emperor was told that, on 14 April, the Crown Prince had fled without a shot being fired.[6]
From about May 1936 to about October 1937, during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, Fikremariam fought as an Arbegnoch[nb 3] until his death.[7]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- Footnotes
- Citations
References
[edit]- Barker, A.J. (1971). The Rape of Ethiopia, 1936. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-02462-6.
- Haile Selassie I (1999). Marcus, Harold (ed.). My Life and Ethiopia's Progress: The Autobiography of Emperor Haile Selassie I, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Volume II. Translated by Ezekiel Gebions. Chicago: Research Associates School Times Publications. p. 190. ISBN 0-948390-40-9.
- Marcus, Harold G. (1994). A History of Ethiopia. London: University of California Press. pp. 316. ISBN 0-520-22479-5.
- Mockler, Anthony (2002). Haile Sellassie's War. New York: Olive Branch Press. ISBN 978-1-56656-473-1.