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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] 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 occupoied the city. The Emperor was told that, on 14 April, the Crown Prince had fled without a shot being fired.[5]

From about May 1936 to about October 1937, during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, Fikremariam fought as a patriot until his death.[6]

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. ^ Barker, p. 106
  6. ^ 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.