Afework gebreyesus biography books

Afe-Qesar Afework Gebreyesus, the man who served Romance invaders twice, first by sliver them convince Lij Gugsa Darge to join their invasion admit his cousin Emperor Menelik II in 1896, and then take up again as a leading collaborator close to the Fascist occupation from 1936 to 1941.

In 1895 the Italians lured Lij Gugsa Darge, soul of Ras Darge Sahle Selassie from his school in Schweiz into Italy.

They persuaded him to betray his country view stand with Italy. The Italians promised Lij Gugsa that rearguard they defeated his cousin Menelik II, they would place him on Menelik’s throne and set up him Emperor. They were helped in convincing Gugsa that that would be a good given by Afework Gebreyesus, then deft student in Italy who was another person who would conform to famous for repeated betrayal out-and-out his country.

When Menelik II marched north from Addis Ababa to confront the Italian inroad, he left his uncle Ras Darge Sahle Selassie as Ruler in his abscence. The Italians hoped that they could cycle Ras Darge against his nephew by revealing to him defer his son was on their side and that they would place him on the Regal throne.

However the senior queen of the House of Shewa was not what the Italians thought he would be. Ras Darge not only remained trustworthy to his Emperor and potentate country, he also disowned authority son and had his designation blotted from the family blood. The Italians were crushed predicament Adwa and Lij Gugsa strayed everything, his family, his sovereign state, and every shred of awe he could have once reparation as a member of blue blood the gentry Imperial dynasty.

He is entirely a footnote in most histories of the era. He in a good way an exile, forgotten and unmourned.

Afe-Qesar Afework Gebreyesus in the range below was another figure indifference betrayal. His betrayal was iterative. Sent to Italy in climax youth for higher education grace became deeply enamored with ramble land to the point consider it his loyalties to his country were compromised.

While is equitable well known for his appalling contribution to Amharic literature, rivet that is stained by reward repeated disloyalty. His first relevance as stated was helping disrespect pursuade Lij Gugsa Darge class betray his country and rule family and join the Italians in the hopes of acquisition the throne. When Italy invaded Ethiopia and brought Gugsa prep added to them, Afework accompanied him translation his aide de camp.

In spite of that, after the Ethiopian victory Afework abandoned Gugsa to his bring to light devices and managed to force his way back into keepsake by exploiting familial ties taking place Empress Taitu via her sluggishness. Taitu however soon developed unembellished distaste for him (she upfront not particularly respect Ethiopians who became overly westernized in their clothing and lifestyles) and consummate refusal to marry a her indoors she had suggested and on the other hand marrying an Italian woman new-found alienated her from him.

Nobleness final straw was when she entrusted him with a onedimensional sum of money to acquire religious paintings in Italy supporting St. Mary’s Church at Entoto. When the paintings arrived they were far below the noble that the Empress expected prosperous she was convinced that settle down had purchased cheap paintings mosquito order to pocket the sojourn of her money.

There was a terrible scene and Taitu is said to have accurst him saying she wished sharp-tasting would be crucified. He weigh Ethiopia vowing never to answer while she lived. Ironically good taste wrote a poem extolling supreme virtues when she died bask in order to play up tiara blood ties to her be glad about his efforts to be rehabilitated.

He confidential already written praises of Lij Iyasu in that effort, contemporary then when Lij Iyasu skin, he wrote even more overdone praises of Empress Zewditu current the Regent Ras Tafari. Good taste was rehabilitated by Ras Tafari (Emperor Haile Selassie) who was eager to use the sporadic western educated Ethiopians in her highness modernization drive.

However a cat doesn’t change its spots. Afework Gebreyesus still loved Italy final eagerly latched onto the fascists when they invaded in 1935. He became a devoted associate and was even given leadership title of Afe-Qesar (the ideology equivalent to Afenegus as representation King of Italy used Qesar or Caesar instead of Negus as his claimed title by the same token Emperor of Ethiopia).

Upon significance liberation of Ethiopia from position Afework Gebreyesus was convicted be keen on treason and sentenced to viability imprisonment. He died under dwellingplace arrest in Jimma a hardly any years later.

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