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Early Years ... Haile Selassie was born Tafari Makonnon in Ejarsagoro on 23 July 1892 to Makonnen Wolde Mikael of Shoa and Yeshimabet Ali of Wollo. He was the youngest of 10 children Yeshimabet gave birth to. read
Italian Occupation ... The Italians never forgot the defeat at Adwa dealt to them by the Ethiopians. Upon Mussolini taking over in Italy, he was bent on getting revenge. Italy was in a stratigic positon to invade Ethiopia; they had already established Eritrea and Somalia as colonies. French support, which had been vital in keeping Ethiopia from being colonized, begain to wane during the 1930s.read
Post Libration ... The British, after librating Ethiopia from Italian rule in 1941, occupied Ethiopia themselves. It would take more than a decade before Britain was to completely surrender all land belonging to Ethiopia. The British milirary took position of Ogaden and other areas near Djibouti. The British dicated to the emperor how to conduct all matters of governership and nothing was to be put forth without their appoval.read