The Rise and Fall of Ras Imeru Haile Sellassie

Key Figures and Battles in the Ethiopian Resistance during World War II

• Ras Emeru Haile Sellassie appointed as acting head of Provisional Government of Ethiopia at Gore
• Ras Emeru Haile Sellassie led the Black Lion, alongside Lieutenant Colonels Belay Haileab, Kifle Nesibu, and Ketemma Beshah
• Ras Emeru Haile Sellassie's troops were defeated near the Gojeb River after months of difficult stay in southwestern Ethiopia
• Ras Desta Damtew was a leader in the southern front
• Ras Desta Damtew was defeated at the Battle of Dolo Odo and Genale Dorya
• Ras Desta Damtew was caught and executed in Butajira in February 1937
• Dejjazmach Gebre Mariam Gari led his force southward
• Sons of Ras Kassa, Abera and Asfa-Wossen, participated in the abortive attack on Addis Ababa from the north
• Ras Emeru Haile Sellassie returned from Shire Front to lead the Black Lion
• Ras Emeru Haile Sellassie's troops surrendered near the Gojeb River
• Ras Desta Damtew was executed at Gogeti village in Gurage
• Dejjazmach Gebre Mariam Gari led his force in the south direction.

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