The victory at Adwa is a historical milestone that will be celebrated across generations. It is renowned not merely for the triumph itself, but for the extraordinary circumstances under which it ...

Its emperor, Menelik II, was busy introducing “some of the amenities of modern civilization” to the country, including establishing lines of communication with potential allies outside of ...

Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia did deny his being black. He is repeatedly reported to have said, "I am not a Negro at all; I am a Caucasian." No historian has ever controverted that.

When Menelik was crowned Emperor of Ethiopia on Nov. 4, 1889, after King Johanne's death, he was far from being the accepted ruler of all the States which constitute the Abyssinian empire.

WASHINGTON, March 12.- The Senate to-day ratified the treaty between the United States and Ethiopia, which was negotiated by Menelik II., “King of Kings of Ethiopia,” and Robert P. Skinner ...

Menelik II Negus of Ethiopia 1844-1913 Notes Bibliography: v. 2, p. [633]-710. AFA copy Purchased from the Warren M. Robbins Library Endowment. Date 1930 1931 1930-1931 ... CHRONIQUE DU RÈGNE DE ...

H er Sublime and Imperial Majesty the Empress Zaudita, daughter of the late Emperor Menelik II. conferred last week upon her cousin Ras Tafari, the trusted Regent of her Empire, a potent title ...

Its emperor, Menelik II, was busy introducing “some of the amenities of modern civilization” to the country, including establishing lines of communication with potential allies outside of ...