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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}} Fikremarium 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]], Fikremarium commanded the left wing of the Imperial Army. The men in his command were from [[Wollo|Wollo Province]].<ref>Marcus, p.128</ref><ref>Mockler, p. 11</ref> |
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}} Fikremarium 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]], Fikremarium commanded the left wing of the 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]], Fikremarium commanded the guard of |
In 1936, during the [[Second Italo-Ethiopian War]], Fikremarium commanded the guard of [[Crown Prince]] [[Amha Selassie of Ethiopia|Asfaw Wossen Tafari]] in [[Dessie]]. |
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From about May 1936 to about October 1937, during the [[Italian East Africa|Italian occupation of Ethiopia]], Fikremarium fought as a patriot until his death.<ref>Haile Selassie, p. 32</ref> |
From about May 1936 to about October 1937, during the [[Italian East Africa|Italian occupation of Ethiopia]], Fikremarium fought as a patriot until his death.<ref>Haile Selassie, p. 32</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:49, 8 February 2010
Fikremariam (unknown - 1937) was an Ethiopian commander and a patriot.[1]
Biography
Fifremiriam was from Menz Province.
In 1930, during Gugsa Welle's Rebellion, Fitawrari[nb 1] Fikremarium fought on the side of Negus [nb 2] Tafari Makonnen. On 31 March, during the Battle of Anchem, Fikremarium 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, Fikremarium commanded the guard of Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen Tafari in Dessie.
From about May 1936 to about October 1937, during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, Fikremarium fought as a patriot until his death.[4]
See also
Notes
- Footnotes
- Citations
References
- Barker, A.J. (1971). Rape of Ethiopia, 1936. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0345024626.
- 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.
- Pankhurst, Richard (2001). The Ethiopians: A History (Peoples of Africa). Wiley-Blackwell; New Ed edition. ISBN 0631224939.