Degazmach Hailesisassie gugsa colabrate with the Italians

1935 The bandas of Aduwa waving Italian flag to receive facist Italian soldiers\
You can find the grandparents of YeBanda Melas, Edu, Meles etc in this 1936 lineup of the bandas of Aduwa!

You can find the grandparents of YeBanda Melas, Edu, Meles etc in this 1936 lineup of the bandas of Aduwa!

This 1936 photo is a gift to Edu, YeBanda Melas et al. Now they can see their grandpas and understand where their banda blood

comes from!

Ras gugsa, the head banda of Tigray! 1935 photo

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,755319,00.html

Selling country for boots and uniforms tigrean banda style! Adigrat 1935

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Yohannes, then known as Commander of the Gate (Dejazmach) Kassai, was a sworn enemy of Emperor Tewodros II, and
gave logistical and political support to the British forces who arrived to defeat Emperor Tewodros in 1868. In gratitude, the
British gave Dejazmach Kassai, the future Yohannes, a large number of modern firearms as they withdrew following their
victory at Amba Mariam (also known as Magdala). This helped him to control the province of Tigray, and he became one of
the three most powerful princes in Ethiopia

There are two lines of descent from Yohannes IV, one "legitimate" and one "natural." The legitimate line is through his
elder son, Ras Araya Selassie Yohannes. Araya Selassie Yohannes was born by his wife Tebada Selassie. The son of Araya
Selassie Yohannes was Ras Gugsa Araya Selassie. His son was the infamous Dejazmach Haile Selassie Gugsa who
governed eastern Tigray in the 1930s and was married to Emperor Haile Selassie's daughter Princess Zenebework Haile
Selassie. However, following the death of his wife, Dejazmach Haile Selassie Gugsa betrayed his country by joining the

forces of Fascist Italy against Ethiopia. The people of Mekelle ransacked his house when this news was revealed. He was
elevated to the title of Ras by the King of Italy. But, following the liberation of Ethiopia in 1941, Haile Selassie Gugsa was
placed under house arrest and regarded as a traitor. He was freed by the Derg regime in 1974 following the fall of the
monarchy. He died shortly thereafter.
Italo-Ethiopian War
On 3 October 1935, as Dejazmatch,[nb 5] Haile Selassie Gugsa was the commander in the Mek'ele sector when the
Italians invaded Ethiopia. As the Italians advanced, Emperor Haile Selassie ordered Ras Seyum Mangasha, the Commander
of the Ethiopian Army of Tigre, to withdraw a day's march away from the Mareb River. Later, the Emperor ordered Ras
Seyum to move back fifty-five miles from the border. Dejazmach Haile Selassie Gugsa, who was also in the area, was
ordered to move back thirty-five miles. This was to demonstrate to the League of Nations that Italy was clearly the
aggressor.
Betrayal
On 10 October, Haile Selassie Gugsa went over to the advancing Italians and announced his submission to Italian rule. The
Italians immediately released photographs of Haile Selassie Gugsa participating in war councils with the Italian commander
on the northern front, General de Bono. Furious Tigrean patriots in Mekele promptly set fire to Dejazmach Haile Selassie
Gugsa's home in the town. On 8 November, Mek'ele fell.[2]
Some sources indicate that Haile Selassie Gugsa and his forces played an active part in aiding the Italian invasion.[3]
Other sources indicate his men were soon disarmed. Either way, Haile Selassie Gugsa remained loyal to the Italians who,
at a minimum, used him for propaganda purposes during the balance of the invasion and during the five years of
occupation. He was honored by the Italians with the title of Ras which had been denied him by Emperor Haile Selassie.
Italian East Africa
In May 1938, Haile Selassie Gugsa was in Italy to welcome German dictator Adolf Hitler. Hitler was visiting the Italian
dictator Benito Mussolini in Rome. Haile Selassie Gugsa watched as Mussolini's son, Bruno, led a squadron of twenty-eight
bombers that loosened destruction upon two 23,000-ton empty freighters in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The freighters were off La
Furbara and sank in a few minutes amid clouds of spray.[4]
By 27 September 1939, during the Feast of Maskal in Addis Ababa, Ras Haile Selassie Gugsa, Ras Hailu Tekle Haymanot,
and Ras Seyum Mangasha sat with Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta, the Viceroy and Governor General of Italian East Africa
(Africa Orientale Italiana, or AOI).[5] All three Ethiopian leaders had submitted to Italian control of what had been their
homeland and what was now the AOI colony.
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