As such, it is also an insignificant analysis of late 19th century Ethiopian sociopolitics. This biography makes a significant contribution in the study of an important chapter in the history of Ethiopia and Eritrea through the experience of a person who was not the head of the state. generals, Ras Alula, the governor of the Marab Melash region (later named Eritrea), since the battle of Embabo on 6 June 1882, when the emperor had de-prived Takla-Haymanot of the province. Alula was a strong charismatic leader in his early 30s and already at the top of the feudal echelon. His policy, however, based on uniting the Tigrean elite under Mangasha and attracting the Italians in Eritrea to join hands against the em-peror was. He even changed the demography of Hamasein as many of his soldiers settled there.-Source: Erlich, Haggai (1997). The Shewan ruler became the dominant personality in Ethiopia and was recognized as Emperor Menelik II by all but Yohanniss son and Ras Alula. The Italians were able to control most parts of Eritrea peacefully as the people were fed up with Alula’ incursions. Simultaneously, the story of this son of a peasant - his successes and failures, his ambitions and weaknesses, his achievements and mistakes - was an important factor in those developments. Thus, as the counsellor of Yohannes's heir, Ras Mangasha, Alula became throughout the period of 1889-1893 the most persistent fighter for a Tegre independent of the Shoan Emperor Menilek II. The Beni Amer and Ras Woldemichael fought on the side of the Egyptians at Gura against Alula. The revival of Tigrean hegemony over Ethiopia the military victories which guaranteed the survival of Ethiopia's independence the rise of Menilek II and the great national victory near Adwa were all milestones in the Ras's life. The life and times of this great Ethiopian political figure of the 19th century in its vicissitudes reflects some of the major issues in his period. "Professor Haggai Erlich's Ras Alula and the Scramble for Africa: A Political Biography has all the ingredients of personal drama. Both Italians and Ethiopians regarded Alula as the most persistent opponent of Italian involvement in Ethiopian affairs."-BOOK JACKET. Ras Alula a fost guvernator de provincie i persoana cea mai. He was famous enough to be lamented by a British historian as, "the greatest leader that Abyssinia has produced since the death of Emperor Theodore in 1868." As remembered by the Ethiopians and reflected in their literature, "the famous and brave Ras Alula" was a great warrior whose valor and military skill contributed greatly to various important victories over Ethiopia's enemies. Ras Alula, sau pe numele su ntreg Ras Alula Engeda, cunoscut i sub numele su de cavaler Abba Nega 1 sau ca Wadi Qubi 2 (n limba g'z:, 18 3 - 1897) a fost un militar i om politic etiopian, din etnia tigre. Summary: "Ras Alula (1847-1897) was one of the Big Men or Telek Saw who played a prominent role in the making of modern Ethiopia.
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