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==References==
==References==
* {{cite book| last=Barker| first=A.J.| title=The Rape of Ethiopia, 1936| publisher=Ballantine Books| date=1971|location=New York |isbn=9780345024626|pages= |ref=Barker 1971}}
* {{cite book| first=Edited by Harold Marcus with others and Translated by Ezekiel Gebions with others| last=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= 0-94839-040-9 |pages=190 }}
* {{cite book| first=Edited by Harold Marcus with others and Translated by Ezekiel Gebions with others| last=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= 0-94839-040-9 |pages=190 }}
* {{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 | publisher=University of California Press | date=1994 |location=London |isbn= 0-520-22479-5 |pages=316 }}

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Fikremariam (unknown - 1937) was an Ethiopian commander and a patriot.[1]

Biography

Fikremariam was from Menz Province.

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.[2][3]

In 1936, during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, Fikremariam commanded the Guard of Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen Tafari in Dessie. In addition, he commanded the Shewan garrison.[4]

From about May 1936 to about October 1937, during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, Fikremariam fought as a patriot until his death.[5]

See also

Notes

Footnotes
  1. ^ Equivalent to Commander of the Advanced Guard or Vanguard.
  2. ^ Roughly equivalent to King.
Citations
  1. ^ Haile Selassie, p. 32
  2. ^ Marcus, p.128
  3. ^ Mockler, p. 11
  4. ^ Mockler, p. 122
  5. ^ Haile Selassie, p. 32

References

  • Barker, A.J. (1971). The Rape of Ethiopia, 1936. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 9780345024626.
  • Haile Selassie I, Edited by Harold Marcus with others and Translated by Ezekiel Gebions with others (1999). My Life and Ethiopia's Progress: The Autobiography of Emperor Haile Selassie I, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Volume II. Chicago: Research Associates School Times Publications. p. 190. ISBN 0-94839-040-9. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  • Marcus, Harold G. (1994). A History of Ethiopia. London: University of California Press. p. 316. ISBN 0-520-22479-5.
  • Mockler, Anthony (2002). Haile Sellassie's War. New York: Olive Branch Press. ISBN 9781566564731.