Menelik II of Ethiopia was born on 1844-08-17.
Ethiopia
He was an Ethiopian emperor who gained independence and expanded the borders of Ethiopia.
Ethiopia. He expanded Ethiopia borders and defeated the Italian army at the battle of Adowa.
The steps taken by Menelik II in response to the Europeans' plan included modernizing Ethiopia by building railroad and ending slave trade.
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Ijigayehu was the mother of Menelik II
Mengistu Haile Mariam deposed the Ethiopian monarchy in 1974. He was the grandson of Dejazmach Kebede Tessema, rumored to be the natural son of Menelik II of Ethiopia. Thus Mengistu Haile Mariam would be the grandson of Menelik II and there are many photograps of him.
Ethiopia was one of the two African nations to resist European rule (the other being Liberia),This was caused by one man known as Menelik II. He was emperor of Ethiopia and successfully tricked Italians, French, and British against each other on who gets control of Ethiopia. In the meantime Menelik II built modern weapons to destroy them. After Menelik in 1924 Haile Selassie became king and kept Ethiopia independent with the help of the British who didn't want to lose their nearby territory of Somaliland, during world war 2.
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