Fikremariam (unknown - 1937) was an Ethiopian commander and a patriot.[ 1]
Biography
Fikremariam was from Menz , an Amhara region of Shewa Province .[ 2]
In 1930, during Gugsa Welle's Rebellion , Fitawrari [ nb 1] Negus [ nb 2] Tafari Makonnen . On 31 March, during the Battle of Anchem , Fikremariam commanded the left wing of the Imperial Army . The men in his command were from Wollo Province .[ 3] [ 4]
In 1936, during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War , Fitawrari Fikremariam commanded the Guard of Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen Tafari in Dessie . In addition, he commanded the Shewan garrison .[ 5] Emperor Haile Selassie and what was left of the retreating Imperial Army approached Dessie after the Battle of Maychew , they were told that the Eritreans had already occupied the city. In addition, the Emperor was told that, on 14 April, the Crown Prince had fled without a shot being fired.[ 6]
From about May 1936 to about October 1937, during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia , Fikremariam fought as an Arbegnoch [ nb 3] [ 7]
See also
Notes
Footnotes
^ Equivalent to Commander of the Advanced Guard or Vanguard .
^ Roughly equivalent to King .
^ Equivalent to Ethiopian patriot.
Citations
^ Haile Selassie, Volume II, p. 32
^ Haile Selassie, Volume II, p. 32
^ Marcus, p.128
^ Mockler, p. 11
^ Mockler, p. 122
^ Barker, p. 106
^ Haile Selassie, Volume II, p. 32
References
Barker, A.J. (1971). The Rape of Ethiopia, 1936 . New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-02462-6 Haile Selassie I (1999). Marcus, Harold (ed.). My Life and Ethiopia's Progress: The Autobiography of Emperor Haile Selassie I, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Volume II . Translated by Ezekiel Gebions. Chicago: Research Associates School Times Publications. p. 190. ISBN 0-948390-40-9 Marcus, Harold G. (1994). A History of Ethiopia 316 . ISBN 0-520-22479-5 Mockler, Anthony (2002). Haile Sellassie's War . New York: Olive Branch Press. ISBN 978-1-56656-473-1