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The Emperor's Clothes : A Personal Viewpoint On Politics and Administration in the Imperial Ethiopian Government, 1941-1974 African Series (East Lansing, Mich.) ; No. 3
author
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Gaitachew Bekele.
publisher
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Michigan State University Press
isbn10 | asin
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087013325X
print isbn13
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9780870133251
ebook isbn13
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9780585188294
language
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English
subject
Gaitachew Bekele, Ethiopia--Officials and employees--Biography, Haile Selassie--I,--Emperor of Ethiopia,--1892-1975, Ethiopia--Politics and government--1889-1974.
publication date
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1993
lcc
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DT387.92.G35A3 1993eb
ddc
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963/.06
subject
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Gaitachew Bekele, Ethiopia--Officials and employees--Biography, Haile Selassie--I,--Emperor of Ethiopia,--1892-1975, Ethiopia--Politics and government--1889-1974.
Page i
The Emperor's Clothes
Page ii
From left to right; Back row: General Merid Mengesha and the crown prince Asfawossen (center). Front row: H. M., the Emperor, Abebe Bitew, director of Port Administration, and the author.
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The Emperor's Clothes
A Personal Viewpoint on Politics and Administration in the Imperial Ethiopian Government 19411974
By Gaitachew Bekele
Michigan State University Press East Lansing 1993
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Copyright 1993 Gaitachew Bekele
All Michigan State University Press books are produced on paper which meets the requirements of American National Standard of Information SciencesPermanence of paper for printed materials ANSI Z23.48-1984.
Michigan State University Press East Lansing, Michigan 48823-5202
Printed in the United States of America
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Gaitachew Bekele. The emperor's clothes : a personal viewpoint on politics and administra tion in the imperial Ethiopian government, 19411974 / by Gaitachew Bekele. p. cm. (African series ; #3) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87013-325-X (alk. paper) 1. Gaitachew Bekele. 2. EthiopiaOfficials and employeesBiogra phy. 3. Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 18921975. 4. Ethiopia Politics and government18891974, I. Title. II. Series: African series (East Lansing, Mich.) ; #3. DT387.92.G35A3 1993 963.06dc20 93-19273 CIP
African Series Editor: Harold Marcus
Other African Series Titles:
#1 "Bonds of Silk" The Human Factor in the British Administration in the Sudan by Francis M. Deng and M.W. Daly
#2 The Development of Higher Education and Social Change An Ethiopian Experience by Teshome Wagaw
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Contents
Introduction
1
1. Family Background
5
2. Italian Invasion (19361941)
23
3. Studies
43
4. Early Career
51
5. Department of Marine, Addis Ababa (19541957)
65
6. Assistant Minister (November 1957December 1960)
79
7. Attempted Coup D'Etat
101
8. Governor of Bahr-Dar
125
9. Ambassador (19631969)
143
10. Ministry of Posts, Telecommunication, and Transport
161
11. Cabinet Resigns (February 1974)
171
12. Epilogue
191
Index
197
Page 1
Introduction
It has been said that clothes make a man. While such an over-simplification cannot be wholly true, the clothes which a man chooses to wear can sometimes be a clue to his inner-thinking, how he perceives himself and those around him. I remember when I first went to London, I visited Madame Tussaud's Waxworks and felt enormously proud to find a statue of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie dressed in the traditional costume of Ethiopia.
It is my contention that tradition and culture are vitally important elements in the identity of a nation. Especially one which can allow its people to undergo great hardships and then reestablish themselves after periods of social, military or political upheaval. Tradition and culture have sustained my nation of Ethiopia through the centuries, and I was proud to see a statue of my leader dressed in clothes which to me were the embodiment of our culture. Imagine then, my bitter disappointment when I visited the same exhibition some years later and found the same statue of Haile Selassie bedecked in the uniform of a British Field Marshal. In my estimation, he had slipped from the image of an Ethiopian emperor to the shadow of a rather tawdry commissioner in borrowed finery.
Haile Selassie's change of costume was an outward symbol of his rejection of Ethiopian culture and values. He chose to claim the title of Emperor and the privileges which went with it without taking on all of the responsibilities the office entailed. I know many people believed Haile Selassie was a symbol of Ethiopian resistance to Italian rule. On the contrary, he lost the war before it was fought and brought about the defeat and downfall of Ethiopia when he lost faith in his heritage and cultural values and thus suffered from an inferiority complex and subordination. I feel he first lost the affection and respect of the Ethiopian people when he went into exile. A true ruler of Ethiopia in the traditional mold would have rather died fighting to drive an invader from his sacred soil than go into exile as a figurehead.
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