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	Yohannes IV of Ethiopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Yohannes pleaded with the British to stop their Egyptian allies, and even withdrew from his own territory in order to show the Europeans that he was the wronged party and that the Khedive was the aggressor.
		Yohannes agreed to British requests to allow these Egyptian soldiers to evacuate through his lands, with the understanding that the British Empire would then support his claims on important ports like Massawa on the Red Sea to import weapons and ammunition, in the event that Egypt was forced to withdraw from them.
		Yohannes IV's death reduced the influence of Tigrayans in the Ethiopian government, and opened way to Italians to occupy more districts, a seizure that later resulted in the creation of the colony of Eritrea, and the later defeat of Italy at the Battle of Adowa at the hands of Emperor Menelik II.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yohannes_IV_of_Ethiopia (1912 words)

	Ethiopia - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ethiopia is an extremely poor and overwhelmingly agricultural country, with farm products accounting for over half of the country's gross domestic product and 90% of its exports (mainly coffee).
		The chief ports serving Ethiopia, which became landlocked with Eritrean independence, are in other countries: Djibouti, in the country of Djibouti, and Aseb and Massawa, in Eritrea.
		Ethiopia is governed under the constitution of 1994, which provides for a president as chief of state and a prime minister as head of government.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-ethiopia.html (3265 words)

	Yohannes I of Ethiopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Yohannes was appointed nəgusä nägäst by a council of the senior dignitaries of the Empire, at the encouragement of the noble Blattengeta Malka Krestos.
		Due to the violent religious controversy that Catholic missionaries had caused in Ethiopia under the reign of his grandfather Susenyos, he acted harshly towards Europeans.
		In 1669, he directed Gerazmach Mikael to expel all of the Catholics still living in Ethiopia; those who did not embrace the beliefs of the Ethiopian Church were exiled to Sennar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yohannes_I_of_Ethiopia (365 words)

	Redeem Ethiopia
		Ethiopia had governments and armies that were far larger and more legitimate during the previous wars with Somalia but its leaders, wise as they were, never attempted to invade Somalia even when the power balance was in their favor.
		The facilitator to the expedition in Ethiopia, the later Emperor Yohannes, was to receive lavish arms and diplomatic support during his rule in the 1870s and 80s for his support in the British adventure.
		Ethiopia was a member of the League of Nations and invoked the principle of collective security at the time that Mussolini attempted his invasion but France and England literally turned a blind eye or worse, supported him.
	redeemethiopia.blogspot.com (8847 words)

	In Search of a Statue, 2
		Yohannes, who, prior to his coronation, was known as Kassa, was born in 1831, the son of Shum Tamben Mercha and Embeytey Silas.
		Yohannes was crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in January 1872, after which he devoted his efforts to reuniting the Ethiopian Empire, by incorporating the then provinces of Lasta, Bagemder, Samen, and Gojjam.
		The Egyptians were encroaching on Ethiopia's borders in almost all directions: at Galabat, on the frontier with Sudan; at Bogos, to the north, in what is now western Eritrea; around Massawa, further to the north-east; and at Harar, in the far-east.
	www.addistribune.com /Archives/2003/12/26-12-03/Search.htm (1046 words)

	ethiobserver
		We have streets named after foreigners whose service to Ethiopia at best is quite dubious, and yet we do not have a single monument to Emperor Yohannes IV in the Capital City of a nation he preserved in freedom and dignity.
		Emperor Yohannes IV died from wounds received in a battle fighting against a vicious enemy (the successors of the Mahdi, Sudan) that was scourging the region with fanatic brutality and stopping it on its track to Gondar.
		Emperor Yohannes IV did not die of old age or sickness in bed surrounded by conniving courtiers in intrigue filled palace, but on the battle field among his great generals and worriers, the true sons of Ethiopia, in the wastelands of Ethiopia’s Northwestern borderlands defending the honor and freedom of his people and nation.
	www.ethioobserver.net /emperor_yohannese.htm (1879 words)

	ETHIOPIA
		At the time young prince Ras Tafari, was about to assume the throne of Ethiopia as Haile Selassie I, the 111th Emperor in a line believed to have begun in 1000 BC with the marriage of Solomon and Sheba.
		It's said that in 1898, during the first Italian invasion, it was the power of the Ark that inspired the army of Menelik II, Selassie's uncle, to soundly defeat a large Italian force at the Battle of Adowa.
		The problem that Selassie, and Ethiopia, faced was that they were caught between two worlds, the ancient royal world that stretched back to the pharaohs of Egypt and the world of Africa in the modern, Western-dominated, 20th century.
	www.cwo.com /~lucumi/ethiopia3.html (953 words)

	YOHANNES, Ethiopia, Orthodox (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The miseries of Ethiopia increased with a plague, a drought and a succession of defeats for the Emperor, to the point where he had to ask Joseph for a new abun.
		Yohannes, who had entered the monastery of Baramus, was sent back to Ethiopia under escort, and seems to have been accepted by the people.
		Later they insisted that he should be circumcised like them, or leave the country, and when he reluctantly submitted to the operation, by a miracle it was found that he was already circumcised.
	www.dacb.org /stories/ethiopia/yohannes_.html (190 words)

	L202.7
		In the course of studying this subject in Ethiopia she learned about a British diplomat, Francis Edwin (Frank) de Halpert, who served as "slavery advisor" to Emperor Haile Selassie I in the early 1930s.
		Yohannes sought revenge by attacking the Ansar stronghold at Matamma.
		Having engaged the Ansar in battle, it appeared that the Ethiopian forces would be victorious, but in the midst of battle Yohannes was mortally wounded (he died the next day) and the Ethiopians were forced to retreat.
	www-personal.umich.edu /~silveray/connections/L202-7.html (429 words)

	Ethiopian Treasures - Emperor Yohannes IV, Battle of Metema - Ethiopia
		Yohannes continued the unity of Ethiopia started by Tewodros but Prince Menelik of Shewa (who was imprisoned by Tewodros for refusing to submit to him) and the British undermined his ambitions.
		Yohannes and his troops went to defend the threat posed by the Mahdist and headed to Metema, where the Mahdist troops were stationed.
		Yohannes' officials asked Ras Mengesha, the son of Yohannes IV, to claim the throne but the power struggle between the relatives of Emperor Yohannes intensified as they refused to recognise Ras Mengesha as Yohannes's heir.
	www.ethiopiantreasures.toucansurf.com /pages/yohannes.htm (758 words)

	Humanism in Ethiopia \| International Humanist and Ethical Union
		Ethiopia is one of the ancient countries in Africa and for centuries it has been isolated from the rest of the world.
		Unlike other African countries that have been exposed to Western thought, Ethiopia, which was not colonized except for a brief period of 5 years, itself created most of its own modern infrastructure, and has therefore lagged behind in developing a sense of connectedness to new ideas and philosophies.
		Gebregeorgis Yohannes is founder of the Ethiopian Humanist Organization which is receiving IHEU support to establish itself.
	www.iheu.org /node/1101 (773 words)

	EthiopianHistory.Com :: Yohannes IV
		Yohannes had tried to appeal to European leaders but was completely ignored because Egypt was economically superior (Henze, P. After Yohannes' peaceful attempts to resolve the situation failed, he declared war on the Egyptians on 23 October 1875.
		When Yohannes returned from his unsuccessful campaign in Saati, he invaded and ravaged Gojjam for Tekle Haymanot’s rebellious intentions (Henze, P. After the ravage of Gojjam, Yohannes won back Tekle Haymanot’s loyalty and was preparing to attack Menelik in Shewa.
		The emperor and his command breached the center of the Mahdist lines and surged forward toward victory until Yohannes was shot, first in the right hand, and then, as he again advanced, by a bullet that lodged mortally in his chest.
	www.ethiopianhistory.com /modern/yohannes (1353 words)

	Documentation of Plant Resources : for better Resource Management and Sustainable Use (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia has called on the UN Security Council to salvage the faltering peace process with Eritrea, stating that the Ethiopia-Eritrea boundary Commission set up to resolve the bitter border conflict was in a terminal crisis (IRIN, Wednesday, 24 September, 2003).
		Ethiopia's reaction to this letter was broadcast in a Ministry of Information piece on Friday, 3 October, 2003.
		Having moved a mountain 20 km from its natural location, and having adjusted the boundary line as a consequence of that mistake, the Commission persists that its decision is sacrosanct regardless of the ramifications of this for peace and stability in the sub-region, and for the lives of the victimized population.
	www.waltainfo.com /Conflict/Articles/2003/Nov/article1.htm (1571 words)

	A Dream of Books in Ethiopia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The following story of Gebregeorgis Yohannes and his efforts to bring books to his home country is one that Jane was able to share with Mentwab Mengesha, an Ethiopian woman she met at Washington's National Airport.
		Ethiopia, on the other hand, has a rich and ancient tradition of story-telling, readers hungry for books, and not even one children's picture book.
		Yohannes, now in Addis Ababa, has been talking with an Ethiopian artist and is close to having the first full-color picture book in Amarinya and English underway.
	www.janekurtz.com /yohannes.html (630 words)

	Ethiopian's 'silly' story launches a serious mission \| csmonitor.com
		Yohannes has been deeply saddened by the sight of so many children living in a country where even pen and paper are considered luxuries.
		Yohannes envisioned setting up a nonprofit group to publish children's books in Amharic, Ethiopia's main language, as well as Oromo and Tigrignya, two of the more widely spoken of the country's dozens of tongues.
		Yohannes also began reaching out to others who were interested in his native country.
	www.csmonitor.com /2002/0723/p17s01-lecs.htm (876 words)

	Publications on the Eritrea - Ethiopia conflict;
		By carefully documenting the events of the war between Ethiopia and Eritrea, the author unravels the complexity of the dispute and places it in the context of both a regional and international political dynamic.
		For Yohannes to maintain his power, the occupation of Eritrea with its rich and long shoreline was a sine qua non.
		According to a survey of the uprooted from Ethiopia conducted by Citizens For Peace in Eritrea, 70.7 percent of the deported were Ethiopians of Eritrean ancestry.
	www.dehai.org /conflict/publications.htm (3793 words)

	Emperor Yohannis IV
		General Napier took great care in proclaiming upon his arrival that the British forces had no intention of remaining in Ethiopia, and that their sole mission was to free the hostages.
		In an act that would horrify even his recent enemies Menelik and Tekle Haimanot, the body of Yohannis IV was beheaded and carried off to Khartoum, where his severed head was paraded through the streets, along with the heads of other Ethiopian nobles and generals who had died at Mettema with him.
		He was hailed accross Ethiopia as the great martyr King, and even his enemies are said to have wept for him, calling him "Yewah" (innocent) and "Jegna" (brave hero).
	www.angelfire.com /ny/ethiocrown/Yohannis.html (7438 words)

	1876, Feb. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
		The Ethiopian Church forced 50,000 Muslims, 20,000 pagans, and 500,000 Galla to be baptized.
		Death of Yohannes IV of Ethiopia in a battle on the Sudanese frontier led to the accession of Menelik II as king of kings, shifting the political focus of Ethiopia to the southern region, with the new capital, Addis Ababa, at its center.
		During Menelik's incapacity, succession struggles were inflamed by European attempts to divide Ethiopia into spheres of influence.
	www.bartleby.com /67/1523.html (303 words)

	Library of Congress / Federal Research Division / Country Studies / Area Handbook Series / Ethiopia / Bibliography
		Land Tenure among the Amhara of Ethiopia: The Dynamics of Cognatic Descent.
		Huntingford, G.W.B. The Galla of Ethiopia: The Kingdoms of Kafa and Janjero.
		Modern Ethiopia from the Accession of Menelik II to the Present.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /frd/cs/ethiopia/et_bibl.html (5665 words)

	Ethiopia Reads, an International Non-Profit Organization That Works to Create a Reading Culture in Ethiopia, Meets the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ethiopia Reads was founded to improve literacy and create a culture of reading in Ethiopia, in order to bring hope, vision and educational skills to this generation of Ethiopian children.
		Ethiopia Reads was founded in 2003 by Gebregeorgis Yohannes, who returned to his native Ethiopia after spending nearly two decades as a children's librarian in San Francisco.
		Yohannes enlisted the support of Jane Kurtz, a celebrated children's author who spent her childhood in Ethiopia and has written dozens of books about its culture and people.
	ww1.prweb.com /releases/2006/11/prweb480182.htm (847 words)

	Lamson Library
		Ethiopia, The Horn Of Africa, And U.S. Policy
		Yohannes IV Of Ethiopia : A Political Biography
		The Dying Lion: Feudalism And Modernization In Ethiopia
	www.plymouth.edu /library/opac/subjkey/ethiopia (130 words)

	Ethiopian Books for Children and Educational Foundation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Gebregeorgis Yohannes, born in the small town of Negele Borena in southern Ethiopia, left Ethiopia in the troubled 1980s and eventually (with a MLIS degree from the University of Texas) became a children's book librarian at San Francisco Public Library.
		Yohannes wrote down a favorite story from his youth, Kilu Mammo (Silly Mammo) in English and Amharic and hired an Ethiopian artist to illustrate it.
		Yohannes sent the first container (full of books and other educational supplies) to Ethiopia in July (2002).
	www.janekurtz.com /ebcef1.html (510 words)

	Royalty.nu - African History - Royalty in Ethiopia
		Lij Yohannes was previously a director in the office of the Deputy Secretary General.
		Prelude to Magdala: Emperor Theodore of Ethiopia and British Diplomacy by Percy Arnold.
		The author traces the location of the Biblical king's mines to Ethiopia, whose imperial family claims descent from Menelik, son of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
	www.royalty.nu /Africa/Ethiopia (1144 words)

	News Asmarino Com Front Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The public must held them accountable for their deeds weather they are in power in Eritrea, Ethiopia or wherever.
		One of the rules a columnist should adhere to is to not regularly refer to his past columns.
		The archives of this "world organisations" must be full of documents that call, one after the other, for ceasefire, respect of human rights, safety of the civilian population, peaceful coexistence, embargo and all the other things resolutions are good for.
	news.asmarino.com /KNZAREB/archive.asp (842 words)

	tecolahagos.com - ethiopian related issues and commentary
		Within Ethiopia, we are struggling against an oppressive government, and as a reaction, we have now the most divisive political agitation going on within the country supported and fuelled by an overwhelmingly outspoken group of Ethiopians in the Diaspora.....
		Ethiopia is going through tremendous change, thus, we need to be careful what we discard and what we save.
		According to Hillawi (1998), during 1959 it claimed, “Ethiopia has reserved the right to utilize the water resources of the Nile for the benefit of its people, whatever might be the measure of such waters sought by riparian states”.
	www.tecolahagos.com (5805 words)

	Eritrea urges UNMEE to stay until completion of mandate
		Ethiopia's military delegation was led by Brigadier-General Yohannes Gebremeskel and Eritrea's military delegation by Brigadier-General Abrahaley Kifle.
		He nevertheless added that the MCC process with its subordinate Sector MCCs had proved to be constructive and useful and a positive force for stability, but he was sad to leave as there was so much unfinished business.
		General Yohannes said that Ethiopia appreciated the contribution and impartiality of the Force Commander as Chairman of the MCC; especially his role in establishing the Sector MCCs.
	www.eritreadaily.net /news/article762004.htm (774 words)

	Houston museum drooling at prospect of exhibiting famous 'Lucy' fossil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		HOUSTON -- The first-ever public display of Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old fossil discovered in Ethiopia, is scheduled for Houston in 2006, to the chagrin of some anthropologists who fear the project will harm the partial skeleton.
		Ethiopia, the east African country where Lucy is stored in a museum safe, hopes to encourage tourism and investment by offering the treasure to the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
		Haile-Selassie, who moved from Ethiopia to the United States about a decade ago, said other museums have exhibited casts of the Lucy fossil and says the Houston museum could do the same.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/04243/369862.stm (1130 words)

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		The Wichale treaty was a treaty of amity and commerce signed between Menelik and Count Pietro Antonelli of Italy at the town of Wichale on 2 May 1889, two months after the corronation of Menelik.
		The Amharic version differ significantly: "The emperor of Ethiopia, for all maters that he wants with the kings of Europe, it is possible for him to communicate with the assistance of the Italian government".
		Emperor Yohannes IV had defeated the Egyptian force, first at the battle of Gundet (1875), and for the second time at the battle of Gura (1876).
	www.ethiopians.com /tse10.html (1233 words)

	Press Releases: Eritrea-Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Eritrea: Military coordination commission holds 32nd meeting in Nairobi
		The Ethiopian delegation was led by Major-General Yohannes Gebremeskel, Commissioner for Coordination with UNMEE in Ethiopia.
		Major-General Yohannes Gebremeskel of Ethiopia in his remarks, said that he highly appreciated UNMEE’s performance in maintaining stability and peace inside the Temporary Security Zone and the Adjacent Areas.
		The meeting was held in a cordial and a constructive atmosphere with both sides expressing their willingness to cooperate with UNMEE in maintaining peace and tranquillity in the Area of Responsibility.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KKEE-6HKS2J?OpenDocument (720 words)

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