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Ethiopians colorfully today celebrate the 123rd anniversary of the Battle of Adwa, considered as the first victory of black people over Western colonizers.
The day is being celebrated colorfully in Adwa town and in the capital Addis Ababa under the motto, ‘Adwa the stamp to our unity’. Historians mention Article 17 of the Wuchale Treaty signed between Ethiopia and Italian government at the time as the main reason for the war between Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia and the Italian forces.
Emperor Menelik II and Empress Taitu Betul have managed to mobilize the people of Ethiopia from all corners of the country against the Italian army, which at the time was expanding from north to the central part of Ethiopia.
The Amharic version of the controversial Article 17 reads that Ethiopia will communicate with the rest of the world with the support of Italian government. Meanwhile the Italian version reads Ethiopia will communicate with the rest of the world through the Italian government.
Addressing the gathering in Adwa town this morning, Dr. Debretsion Gebremichael, Deputy Head of Tigray Region indicated that the Battle of Adwa is a reminder for today’s Ethiopia to carefully look into the details of the deals with foreign countries at this age of indirect colonization.
Why Ethiopia celebrates first blacks’ victory over colonizers – New Business Ethiopia
That is an interesting bit of history.
The day is being celebrated colorfully in Adwa town and in the capital Addis Ababa under the motto, ‘Adwa the stamp to our unity’. Historians mention Article 17 of the Wuchale Treaty signed between Ethiopia and Italian government at the time as the main reason for the war between Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia and the Italian forces.
Emperor Menelik II and Empress Taitu Betul have managed to mobilize the people of Ethiopia from all corners of the country against the Italian army, which at the time was expanding from north to the central part of Ethiopia.
The Amharic version of the controversial Article 17 reads that Ethiopia will communicate with the rest of the world with the support of Italian government. Meanwhile the Italian version reads Ethiopia will communicate with the rest of the world through the Italian government.
Addressing the gathering in Adwa town this morning, Dr. Debretsion Gebremichael, Deputy Head of Tigray Region indicated that the Battle of Adwa is a reminder for today’s Ethiopia to carefully look into the details of the deals with foreign countries at this age of indirect colonization.
Why Ethiopia celebrates first blacks’ victory over colonizers – New Business Ethiopia
That is an interesting bit of history.
