Sunday, 3 March 2013

Prof. Raymond Jonas on Battle of Adwa




















WASHINGTON, DC (Ethiomedia) - Professor Raymond Jonas talks about the epic victory of the 1896 Battle of Adwa with award-winning journalist Abebe Gellaw during the 116th anniversary in 2012. The Ethiopian army under the leadership of Emperor Menelik II routed Italian invading forces that had come to colonize Ethiopia. Prof. Jonas teaches history at the University of Washington, Seattle, and is author of "The Battle of Adwa."

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