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1928 Ethiopian coup attempt

Coup d'état attempt between Ras Tafari and Empress Zewditu

Field	Value
title	1928 Ethiopian coup d'état attempt
partof	Gugsa Wale's rebellion
image	{{multiple image
align	center
image1	Haile Selassie in full dress (cropped).jpg
total_width	300
image2	Zewditu_I.jpg
caption	Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie) (left) and Empress Zewditu (right), the two leaders of the coup attempt
date	September 1928
place	Menelik's Mausoleum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
goals	{{plainlist
methods	Encirclement
result	* Coup unsuccessful
Ras Tafari's soldiers overwhelmingly encircled Zewditu's guards
leadfigures1	Crown Prince Ras Tafari
leadfigures2	Empress Zewditu

Toppling the Crown Prince Ras Tafari Makonnen Ras Tafari's soldiers overwhelmingly encircled Zewditu's guards The 1928 Ethiopian coup d'état attempt was orchestrated by supporters of Empress Zewditu to rid her of the heir apparent and Crown Prince, Ras Tafari Makonnen. With Tafari gone, Zewditu would be the sole ruler of the Ethiopian Empire (Mangista Ityop'p'ya).

Events

In September 1928, in Addis Ababa, a group of palace reactionaries made a final bid to rid the Empress of Tafari. The group included some of Zewditu's courtiers. The attempted coup d'état was tragic in its origins and comic in its end.

When confronted by Tafari and a company of troops, the ringleaders of the coup took refuge on the palace grounds in Menelik's mausoleum. Tafari and his men surrounded them only to be surrounded themselves by the personal guard of Zewditu. More of Tafari's khaki clad soldiers arrived and surrounded Zewditu's guard. Tafari's soldiers were equipped with newly imported rifles, machine guns, small cannon, and an obsolete but menacing tank. The tank, a Fiat 3000, had been a gift to Empress Zewditu from the Duke of Abruzzi of Italy during a visit some years earlier.

In the end, the superiority of arms of the forces supporting Tafari decided the outcome in his favor.

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References

Marcus, pp. 127–128
[[Time Magazine]], ''Smooth Show''
Marcus, p. 128

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