Mengistu founded a junta in this country known as the Derg.
This nation's emperors traced their lineage through Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, and included Theodore II, who was deposed by Robert Napier. Mengistu founded a junta in this country known as the Derg. The Christian empire of Axum was based in this modern-day nation, which won the Battle of Adowa over Italy during the rule of its emperor Menelik II. This nation was first colonized in 1936 by Benito Mussolini's Italy. One of its emperors is revered by the Rastafarian faith. For 10 points, name this East African nation that was once ruled by Haile Selassie.
This nation's emperors traced their lineage through Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, and included Theodore II, who was deposed by Robert Napier.
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia [or Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik]