Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Install
Faster access than browser!
 

Black Lions

Index Black Lions

The Black Lions were a anti-fascist resistance movement formed to fight against Italy during the occupation of the Ethiopian Empire in the Second World War. [1]

11 relations: Black Lion, Haile Selassie, Imru Haile Selassie, Patriots (Ethiopia), Resistance movement, Seifu Mikael, Senedu Gebru, Tortola League, Woyane rebellion, Yekatit 12, Yilma Deressa.

Black Lion

Black Lion, Black Lions, or Blacklions may refer to.

New!!: Black Lions and Black Lion · See more »

Haile Selassie

Haile Selassie I (ቀዳማዊ ኃይለ ሥላሴ, qädamawi haylä səllasé,;, born Ras Tafari Makonnen, was Ethiopia's regent from 1916 to 1930 and emperor from 1930 to 1974.

New!!: Black Lions and Haile Selassie · See more »

Imru Haile Selassie

Leul Ras Imru Haile Selassie, CBE (Amharic: ዕምሩ፡ኃይለ፡ሥላሴ; 23 November 1892 – 15 August 1980) was an Ethiopian noble, soldier, and diplomat.

New!!: Black Lions and Imru Haile Selassie · See more »

Patriots (Ethiopia)

The Patriots or Arbegnoch were Ethiopian resistance fighters in Italian East Africa from 1936 until 1941.

New!!: Black Lions and Patriots (Ethiopia) · See more »

Resistance movement

A resistance movement is an organized effort by some portion of the civil population of a country to withstand the legally established government or an occupying power and to disrupt civil order and stability.

New!!: Black Lions and Resistance movement · See more »

Seifu Mikael

Lij Seifu Mikael (Amharic: ልጅ ሰይፉ ሚካኤል also Sayfu Mikael, Seifu Michael) was an Ethiopian noble belonging to the aristocratic Amhara family from Shewa.

New!!: Black Lions and Seifu Mikael · See more »

Senedu Gebru

Woizero Senedu Gebru (ሰንዱ ገብሩ) (13 January 1916 – 20 April 2009) was an Ethiopian educator, writer and politician.

New!!: Black Lions and Senedu Gebru · See more »

Tortola League

The Tortola League was a regional association football league played in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

New!!: Black Lions and Tortola League · See more »

Woyane rebellion

Woyane or Weyane (Ge'ez: ወያነ) (or 'First Woyane' Ge'ez: ቀዳማይ ወያነ) was a rebellion in the Tigray province of Ethiopia in 1943.

New!!: Black Lions and Woyane rebellion · See more »

Yekatit 12

Yekatit 12 is a date in the Ethiopian calendar, equivalent to 19 February in the Gregorian calendar, which is commonly used to refer to the indiscriminate massacre, known as the Addis Ababa massacre, and imprisonment of Ethiopians by elements of the Italian occupation forces following an attempted assassination of Marshal Rodolfo Graziani, Marchese di Neghelli, Viceroy of Italian East Africa, on 19 February 1937.

New!!: Black Lions and Yekatit 12 · See more »

Yilma Deressa

Yilma Deressa (21 September 1907 – January 1979) was an Ethiopian politician.

New!!: Black Lions and Yilma Deressa · See more »

Redirects here:

Black Lions (organization).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lions

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »