This country won the Battle of Adowa under Emperor Menelik II, who claimed direct descent from the Biblical King Solomon, though it could not prevent Italian occupation under Mussolini.
The murder of this country's Emperor Iyoas led to an anarchic period called the Zemene Mesafint, which ended with the accession of Tewodros II. One dynasty in this country was overthrown by Mengistu and his Communist military government, the Derg, which in turn lost a civil war to an alliance of Tigrayan, Oromo, and Amharic rebels. This country won the Battle of Adowa under Emperor Menelik II, who claimed direct descent from the Biblical King Solomon, though it could not prevent Italian occupation under Mussolini. For 10 points, name this homeland of Haile Selassie from which Eritrea split, a never-colonized African nation.
The murder of this country's Emperor Iyoas led to an anarchic period called the Zemene Mesafint, which ended with the accession of Tewodros II.
Ethiopia [or ‘Ityoppya; prompt “Abyssinia”] &lt;SL&gt;