MENELIK II

mĕnˈəlĭk, 1844–1913, emperor of Ethiopia after 1889. He was originally ras (ruler) of Shoa (central Ethiopia). After the death (1868) of Emperor Tewodros II, Menelik, with Italian support, gained strength steadily. He seized the throne after Emperor Johannes IV died. In 1889, Menelik concluded the Treaty of Uccialli with Italy. When he learned, however, that the Italian version of the treaty made Ethiopia a protectorate of Italy, he denounced the agreement. The Italian invasion that followed (1895–96) was crushed by Menelik's great victory near Adwa. Italy was forced to renounce all claim to Ethiopia and to pay an indemnity. Menelik took important steps to strengthen and modernize his domain. He made Addis Ababa his capital, constructed a railroad, attempted to end the slave trade, and curbed the feudal nobility. His conquests doubled the size of the country and brought the present S Ethiopia (largely Muslim in population) into the realm. Gradually his health failed, and the end of his reign was marked by intrigue and maneuvering for the succession. He was succeeded as emperor by Lij Yasu.

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The King Incorporated: Leopold II in the Age of Trusts
Book by Neal Ascherson; George Allen & Unwin, 1963
Subjects: Laeopold--Ii--King Of The Belgians--1835-1909
...SA THE KING INCORPORATED Leopold II in the Age of Trusts By NEAL ASCHERSON...1864 15 II The Father and the Son 24...Morel 13. Leopold II arriving in Belgium 225...
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Russia and Black Africa before World War II
Book by Edward Thomas Wilson; Holmes & Meier, 1974
Subjects: Africa, Sub-Saharan--Foreign Relations--Soviet Union, Soviet Union--Foreign Relations--Africa, Sub-Saharan
...Mashkovs party presented gifts to Menelik II and were warmly received by the...carrying a personal letter from Menelik to Czar Alexander. 74 Although...behalf of Ethiopian independence. Menelik II, who had used Italian arms in his...
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Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture
Book by Peter Childs, Mike Storry; Routledge, 1999
Subjects: Great Britain--Civilization--20th Century--Encyclopedias, Great Britain--History--Elizabeth Ii, 1952---Encyclopedias
...Encyclopedias. 2. Great Britain History Elizabeth II, 1952- Encyclopedias. I. Childs, Peter, 1962-. II. Storry, Mike, 1943-. DA589.4.E53 1999 98-32205...Rasta, hip hop and sound system culture. Soul II Soul perhaps ideally encapsulate the young, black...
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The Flight of the Romanovs: A Family Saga
Book by John Curtis Perry, Konstantin Pleshakov; Basic Books, 1999
Subjects: Nicholas--Ii--Emperor Of Russia--1868-1918--Family, Russia--History--Nicholas Ii, 1894-1917, Russia--Kings And Rulers
...negroes presented to the Czar by Menelik, Emperor of Abyssinia. Tall...Winter Palace where Alexander II died stretched for half a mile...the young future Nicholas II played the title role, other...sip of champagne. Alexander II liked champagne but drank only...
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New World A-Coming: Inside Black America
Book by Roi Ottley, John O'Hara Cosgrave II; Houghton Mifflin, 1943
Subjects: African Americans--New York (State)--New York, Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
...Illustrated by John OHara Cosgrave, II HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY. BOSTON The...AMERICA 1 II PASSAGE TO UTOPIA 4...circumstances of that arrival. Chapter II PASSAGE TO UTOPIA Whereas, Our...
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journal articles on: Menelik II  - 20 results

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The Thief-Searching (Leba Shay) Institution in Aariland, Southwest Ethiopia, 1890s-1930s
Journal article by Alexander Naty; Ethnology, Vol. 33, 1994
Subjects: Ethiopia--History, Slavery--Ethiopia
...fixed during the reign of Emperor Menelik II (Messing 1957:324). If the person...Sahale-Sellasie, the grandfather of Emperor Menelik II, secretly once took some glod from...it. Also it is said that Emperor Menelik II disapproved of the leba shay practice...
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Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Journal article by Sarah Heery; Africa, Vol. 74, 2004
Subjects: Academic libraries--Services, Educational organizations--Aims and objectives, Educational organizations--Services, Ethiopia--History, Ethiopia--Religious aspects, Ethiopia--Social aspects, Ethiopian history--Research, University and college libraries--Services
...bank notes used in Ethiopia since the time of Emperor Menelik II. Restoration and conservation work is a valuable part...interest within Ethiopia itself. Emperors Tewodros and Menelik were very conscious of foreign reporting of Ethiopia...
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Teaching About Africa: a Review of Middle/Secondary Textbooks and Supplemental Materials
Journal article by Angene H. Wilson; Social Studies, Vol. 86, 1995
Subjects: History--Study And Teaching, Social Sciences--Study And Teaching
...or Rhodes and to read Conrad Heart of Darkness . Menelik II is the only example of African resistance. Of the resources...on the Past , Stanley finds Livingstone and only Menelik II is mentioned as resisting European domination. A cooperative...
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A. Crisis of Humanitarianism
Journal article by Marc-Antoine Perouse De Montclos; Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy, Vol. 16, 2001
Subjects: Ethnic relations--History, Human beings--Migrations, Humanitarian aid--Political aspects, Migration, Internal--History
...modern sense of the term: the tribes of Chad fleeing the French army, Oromo escaping the Ethiopian troops of the Emperor Menelik II, and some 25,000 Fulani chased by the British from the north of Nigeria toward the Nile valley. Unlike Kenya or South...
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Greg Gow, the Oromo in Exile: From the Horn of Africa to the Suburbs of Australia
Journal article by Bethaney Turner; Journal of Australian Studies, 2002
Subjects: The Oromo in Exile: From the Horn of Africa to the Suburbs of Australia (Book)
...Ethiopia. They have suffered displacement and marginalisation since the late nineteenth century, `when Abyssinian Emperor Menelik II ruthlessly stamped his rule over them (p 2). The majority of Melbournes Oromo community fled Ethiopia following the military...
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Preachy Politicians Should Take a Page from History
Magazine article; Church & State, Vol. 57, April 2004
...each other, as Sen. Nadine Thomas (D-Decatur) aptly describes it ought to consider the fate of Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II. Menelik also r believed that religion was a cure-all, so much so that he nibbled a few pages o the Bible whenever he fell...
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Interview with the Ethiopian Ambassador - Abyssinian History
Magazine article; World and I, Vol. 17, November 2002
Subjects: Ethiopia, Ethiopian history
...forces. During his reign, Emperor Menelik II (r. 1889-1913) fended off the encroachments...defeated Italy at the Battle of Adwa. Meneliks successor, Haile Selassie I, who reigned...1941. In the early years of World War II, it was liberated by the joint forces...
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Birth Pains of a New Ethiopia
Magazine article by Gayle Smith; The Nation, Vol. 253, July 1, 1991
Subjects: Eritrean People's Liberation Front--Political activity, Ethiopia--Political aspects, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Movement--Political activity, Ethiopian foreign relations--United States, United States, United States foreign relations--Ethiopia
...colonial interests in the region by the Emperor Menelik II, an Amhara from Shoa. Armed by the Europeans, Menelik expanded his empire, conquering the Oromo...landlords from the northern highlands. In 1889 Menelik rewarded Italys support by signing over...
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Within the Walls - Ethiopia's Islamic City of Harar
Magazine article by William Connery; World and I, Vol. 15, December 2000
Subjects: Ethiopia--History, Ethiopian history, Muslims in Africa--History, Muslims--Africa, Muslims--History
...ruling emir was killed. Egyptian occupation collapsed in 1884, but in 1887 Harar was captured by the future emperor, Menelik II. He headed off religious warfare by naming several members of the emirs family to his new administration, under a Christian...
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The Second Zion - Step outside Your Hotel
Magazine article by William S. Connery; World and I, Vol. 16, August 2001
Subjects: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia--Description and travel, Travel--Ethiopia
...fenced-in compound, patrolled by armed guards, that it is now an army barracks. This was originally the residence of Emperor Menelik II, the grandfather of Emperor Haile Selassie. There are signs prohibiting photography. If you ignore them, your film and...
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Filmmaker Wins Fight for 'Adwa'
Newspaper article by Michele Reaves; The Washington Times, November 20, 1999
...Ethiopian triumph overlooked in history books: How, in 1896, Ethiopians across the empire united as one army under Emperor Menelik II and his wife, Empress Taitu , against the Italians in the Battle of Adwa. "It is a major event, but very underplayed...
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Slavery and Reparations
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, June 19, 2003
Subjects: D'Souza, Dinesh
...actually fought back against colonialism by winning a war against a European power in the late 1800s. Besides, Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia, who led that famous war against Italy, was the first African head of state ever to declare a nationwide...
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Strike the Right Chord; Canon Fodder: Johann Pachelbel Inspired (Inset from Left) Bob Marley, Avril Lavigne and the Farm
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 10, 2008
...Paris by Delerium, Rise by Lutricia McNeal, Je Me Souviens by Menelik, Dragostea Din Tei by Ozone, In The Garden by Bob James and...Porthmadog, Gwynedd. QUESTION Was there any time during World War II when German and Japanese troops fought side by side against...
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Strike the Right Chord; Canon Fodder: Johann Pachelbel Inspired (Inset from Left) Bob Marley, Avril Lavigne and the Farm
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 10, 2008
...Parisby Delerium, Rise by Lutricia McNeal, Je Me Souviens by Menelik, Dragostea DinTei by Ozone, In The Garden by Bob James and Fullness...Porthmadog, Gwynedd. QUESTION Was there any time during World War II when German and Japanese troops foughtside by side against the...


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encyclopedia articles on: Menelik II  - 8 results

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Menelik II
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MENELIK II men lik, 1844 1913, emperor of Ethiopia...After the death (1868) of Emperor Tewodros II, Menelik, with Italian support, gained strength...after Emperor Johannes IV died. In 1889, Menelik concluded the Treaty of Uccialli with Italy...
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Uccialli, Treaty Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
UCCIALLI, TREATY OF see Menelik II . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Ogaden
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...bordering on Somalia. It is an arid region, inhabited mainly by Somali pastoral nomads. The region was conquered by Menelik II of Ethiopia in 1891. A clash (Dec. 5, 1934) between Italian and Ethiopian troops at the watering hole of Welwel in the...
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Haile Selassie
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...general and the grandnephew of Emperor Menelik II . A brilliant student, he became a...compelled his deposition and established Meneliks daughter Zauditu as empress with himself...1940, after Italy entered World War II, he returned to Africa with British...
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Harar
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...maintained a precarious independence until its occupation (1875 85) by Egypt. In 1887 it was incorporated into Ethiopia by Menelik II. The Harari inhabitants of the city are a distinctive Ethiopian group who speak a Semitic language, but whose written...
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