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Ethiopia - Ras Alula Dead - An Abyssinianigre General of Great Ability
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Ethiopia - Ras Alula Dead - An Abyssinianigre General of Great Ability
Ras Alula of Ethiopia
Ethiopia - Ras Alula Dead - An Abyssinian General of Great Ability - The Son of Peasants
The New York Times Archives
Rome - Reports received here announce the death of the great Abyssinian chief, Ras Alula.
Ras Alula was fifty-five years old. His parents were peasants in the village of Punake, near Mekahe. He served for several years as groom to the uncle of of the Negus, Ras Area. He entered the service of Ras Area, whose daughter he married, and later he became Master of the Ward robe at court. After the death of his father-in-law, he was promoted to the rank of Chamberlain, and then he was made Governor of Tigre, with the title Ras.
Ras Alula developed great military skill, and for many years was regarded as one of the greatest of Abyssinian Generals. He was deliberate in his speech, cunning, and very determined in character. He always accompanied the Negus in his journeys, and also acted as Councilor of State.
In personal appearance Ras Alula was of chocolate color, was about 5 feet 9 inches in height, and was stout, although his face was thin. He was very pious, but his piety took on the form of great superstition, and his avarice and rapacity were almost beyond the comprehension of Westerners. It is said that, whenever he visited any village with his servants, he took all that he could lay his hand upon, and left hardly anything behind for his hosts.
The above article was published in the New York Times on Feb 27, 1897
RAS ALULA THE ABYSSINIAN
The New York Times
April 12 1887
From The Paul Mall Gazette
The great Abyssinian chief Ras Alula is at present a person of much interest to the Italians, and the Riforma is publishing a sketch of his life, in the course of which it is stated that he is the son of Abyssinian peasants. He was born about 45 years ago in the village of Pamaka, near Mekalle, and served for many years as groom under the Negus Ras Area. Later on he became Master of the Wardrobe at Court, and married the daughter of Ras Area, who died not long after the marriage. He then rose to the rank of Chamberlain, and was finally made Governor of Tigre, with the title of Ras.
Ras Alula is of middle height, has a chocolate-colored skin and a thin face, but it is otherwise rather stout. He never laughs, talks slowly, polite to strangers, but haughty to inferiors. His orders are given only once. If they are not executed, he horsewhips his servants. As a rule he wears a white cotton shirt and trousers. A red fez covers his close-cut hair. On special occasions, he wears a red silk shirt, the robe of the Governor. He is an excellent horseman, and it will be difficult to find an Abyssinian who bears the hardships of traveling better than he. He accompanies the Negus barefooted on all his tours, and never show a sign of fatigue. Having had no education, he can neither read nor write, but is very intelligent and cunning, but pious and superstitious withal. His avarice is extreme; he takes everywhere and gives nowhere. Wherever he goes he takes everything he can lay hold of. On his marches he is accompanied by his servants, who carry his wine, made of honey. Ras Alula is fond of women, but tries to conceal that fact. One of the many Abyssinian poems in his honor runs thus:
"He is as fair as angel
And strong as a lion,
Swift-footed as a leopard,
Sly as a fox,
Wise as Solomon,
Generous as a King,
Is most valiant of all."
The King has promised him the crown of Kassala, if he can earn it. Eight generals fight under him. His daughter is a good and beautiful woman, who has protected Count Salimbeni and his companion, and it is due to her influence that they have not been killed.
50 comments
Comment from: AGAM [Visitor]
The word abysinia was created by arab merchants and fueld by colonialists to destroy ethiopia.
The country name ethiopia was used since the axumite time.
The GREAT RAS ALULA WAS THE GENERAL OF ETHIOPIA.
The country name ethiopia was used since the axumite time.
The GREAT RAS ALULA WAS THE GENERAL OF ETHIOPIA.
03/01/09 @ 22:43
Comment from: Wedi alula [Visitor]
When the Amhara ppl lead the country for last 100 yrs they never mention the great African general Ras alula, they never even have his picture on Capitol city addis abebe like other Amhara hero. That how can tell how the recist are.
03/01/09 @ 22:58
Comment from: belew [Visitor]
wedi alula,i don't know where you're geting your sources but,alula aba nega is one of the most respected ethiopian heros and highly regarded by any ethiopian,be it amhara tigree oromo and all true ethiopians!!and just because straight thinking ethiopians hate tplf and weyane don't start twisting ethiopian history saying ras alula was not highly respected.peace
03/01/09 @ 23:25
Comment from: kitcho [Visitor]
Just maybe he never attended school in Ethiopia. Other wise, he would have read it in the history books. But then, what can one expect who always some one for his inadequacy
03/01/09 @ 23:38
Comment from: ye shewa lig [Visitor]
the story starts in a good way but seems to criticize the real ethiopian hero in the end??wedi alula please go read a history book,before you go around spreading alubalta!if weyane had little bitty amount of ethiopyawinet,they wouldn't go around giving our land to sudan and eritrea as if the country was a pissa.Even if all you weyanes add up,you wouldn't amount to ras aba nega in a thousand year. Alula aba nega is actually crying for ethiopia in his grave seeing all the mafia staff you guys are doing day in day out.thanks to meles and his pest weyane supporters,i'm loosing way too much of my respect for any one tigree.History will show you guys for who you really are in the future
03/01/09 @ 23:41
Comment from: ፊታውራሪ Free [Member]
He was very pious, but his piety took on the form of great superstition, and his avarice and rapacity were almost beyond the comprehension of Westerners. It is said that, whenever he visited any village with his servants, he took all that he could lay his hand upon, and left hardly anything behind for his hosts.Hahaha, racist pigs! The only thing they could do about him was throwing cheap words at him, at his dead body of course, b!tches, because on the battle field he proved unmatchable, untouchable and defied what was the order of the time, at least as far as their little hearts concerned, by defeating one of their kind decisively and humiliatingly. When Ethiopia, Minilek, and Alula came out victorious, the whole of Africa and the black race have won, they lost and they couldn't swallow the bitter reality. And therefore, a journalist from the land of looters, slave owners, colonizers, barbarian supremacists who were determined to buy and sell black colored human beings for eternity has accused one of the greatest Ethiopian and African military strategist, Ras Alula, of avarice and rapacity, based on hearsay. Who would be the source, the Italians who were eating dust in Adwa, who were buried in the dirt or the pow who were begging for mercy??? Besides, did the writer know why the Italians were trying to invade Ethiopia, why Europeans or Westerners in general, the journalist's ancestors, were scrambling Africa? Wasn't it to loot, to take what was not theirs, to enslave the people? Then how in the world an act of avarice and rapacity could be incomprehensible for westerners, the mother of all greed and pillaging!? Now i know NYtimes was just like Ethiopian Reporter back in the days, rubbish that is!
03/02/09 @ 00:14
Comment from: straight s. [Visitor]
Piousness is the hallmark of genuine Tigres in general. Great quality.
03/02/09 @ 00:31
Comment from: Wedi alula [Visitor]
Our heros never kill them self, they fight til die like alula, atse yohanes....,,that what call it die like man......
03/02/09 @ 00:39
Comment from: Mohammed [Visitor]
Wedi Alula,
What type of ethnic bias is that? why do u single out Alula and Yohannes, as the only heroes of
Ethiopia. For that matter we don't even know if they are, because the Ethiopian "history" is for most of it's part some kind of children's tales. Few people (specially the royal family) doing so many miracles. That's not true, our country Ethiopia was defended by our people, who prefered sacrifice for the next generation. Think straight, the kings only political/symbolic role, in fact some of them came from hiding (eg. Haile selassie in Britain) and declared victory. Just forget thinking only the northen leaders were this and that, have respect for the entire population.
What type of ethnic bias is that? why do u single out Alula and Yohannes, as the only heroes of
Ethiopia. For that matter we don't even know if they are, because the Ethiopian "history" is for most of it's part some kind of children's tales. Few people (specially the royal family) doing so many miracles. That's not true, our country Ethiopia was defended by our people, who prefered sacrifice for the next generation. Think straight, the kings only political/symbolic role, in fact some of them came from hiding (eg. Haile selassie in Britain) and declared victory. Just forget thinking only the northen leaders were this and that, have respect for the entire population.
03/02/09 @ 01:40
Comment from: ፊታውራሪ Free [Member]
Halafi and Agam,
This is the most appropriate place for you tribal sickos to start talking and for us to listen. don't you think so? Tell us how and why Ras Alula was dead? Who killed him, and for what reasons, and hopefully you may able to answer why Minilek was "hurried" to call it over before reaching the Red Sea. Minilek......eh, such a wise politician he was!
This is the most appropriate place for you tribal sickos to start talking and for us to listen. don't you think so? Tell us how and why Ras Alula was dead? Who killed him, and for what reasons, and hopefully you may able to answer why Minilek was "hurried" to call it over before reaching the Red Sea. Minilek......eh, such a wise politician he was!
03/02/09 @ 01:52
Comment from: General Wuchu [Visitor]
In Eritrean history books, Alula is the most cunning (conman)lier, thief, woro bella, bac stubbing Aigame chief ever.
Does any Ethiopian know the history of Alula how he betrayed Ras Weldemichael? He lured him to Tigray by inviting him as a friend and got him killed. But the fault was Ras Weldemichael's. He refused to listen to his advisers that he should not trust Alula but weldemichael ignored the advise and went to visit alula and he got screwed. Well the same $h!t was about to happen during our generation but hey we out smarted the cunning tigrians this time and we still got our dignity and soverignity.
Does any Ethiopian know the history of Alula how he betrayed Ras Weldemichael? He lured him to Tigray by inviting him as a friend and got him killed. But the fault was Ras Weldemichael's. He refused to listen to his advisers that he should not trust Alula but weldemichael ignored the advise and went to visit alula and he got screwed. Well the same $h!t was about to happen during our generation but hey we out smarted the cunning tigrians this time and we still got our dignity and soverignity.
03/02/09 @ 03:11
Comment from: Extraterrestrial [Visitor]
Wedi alula [Visitor]
You are wrong, Ras Alula was the most praised Ethiopian hero in Addis Ababa.
You are wrong, Ras Alula was the most praised Ethiopian hero in Addis Ababa.
03/02/09 @ 03:32
Comment from: facts [Visitor]
hey hey guys, don't be tricked by outdated eritrean scam posting as Widi Alula. NO Tigray-ethiopian has that kind of opinion. we all know that Alula aba nega has always been celebrated in all parts of ethiopia.
ignore the desperate Id*ot.
ignore the desperate Id*ot.
03/02/09 @ 03:57
Comment from: cool [Visitor]
Well, this guy might not attend school so we pardon him if this is true but if he said knowing that we learnt a lot about Alula, he is stupid, hatreous.
He might not know Ababa Tesfay also.
Simply ignorance
He might not know Ababa Tesfay also.
Simply ignorance
03/02/09 @ 04:22
Comment from: choma [Visitor]
look. there is a reference for Ethiopian history. Ethiopia has only 100 years age. 3000 thing is a lie. in 1888, during Alula era, it used to called Absinia. Absinia, habesha comes from the word sem or sematic.
any way, We will didvided ethiopia in to different elements.
any way, We will didvided ethiopia in to different elements.
03/02/09 @ 04:46
Comment from: Shewa Anbessa [Visitor]
No Ethiopian in his right mind denaid the fact that Ras Alula Abba Negga was "GREAT ETHIOPIAN GENERAL"
I remember meney Amharic storical books ful of Alulas photos.but the proplem now a days is too much falsefication of Ethiopian histroy by bothe foraign historyans and the separetist BANDAS with in Ethiopia.
in deed Alula Abba Negga was great general....
I remember meney Amharic storical books ful of Alulas photos.but the proplem now a days is too much falsefication of Ethiopian histroy by bothe foraign historyans and the separetist BANDAS with in Ethiopia.
in deed Alula Abba Negga was great general....
03/02/09 @ 05:08
Comment from: Gabriel [Visitor]
When you see someone writing under the pen name of "Wedi Alula," it has nothing to do with someone who loves Alula as an Ethiopian leader.
It is rather an attempt to antagonize Tigrians with the rest of Ethiopians by being a spokesperson of "Alula" or "Yohannes."
Most likely, those who use such pen names are weyane/shabiya elements trying to portray the great leaders as narrow nationalists as themselves.
By writing under the pen name "Alula" or "Yohannes," both weyanie/shabia - agonize to relegate great Ethiopian leaders like to a provincial or district level.
No Tigrian has ever written the history of Ras Alula Aba Nega better than Mamo Wudneh, but again the TPLF cadres never fail to blame the Amhara for concealing the history of the great Ethiopian leader. It is an insult when TPLF talks about Alula as this organization was a weapon long used to destroy all the ideals for which Alula dedicated his life: an independent, marine-power Ethiopia.
For TPLF boss Meles Zenawi, Alula was a colonial governor of Eritrea. Period. Why do you expect from the footsoldiers of TPLF?
Therefore, dear readers, beware of the wolves in sheep's skin. Tell them openly the secessionists are the disciples of Baratieri (The Italian governor of Eritrea after the death of Emperor Yohannes), and not the great Alula, who was born in Tembien, Tigrai, but lived a rich life to go down into history as one of the greatest Ethiopian leaders of all time.
For further details, read: "The Battle of Adwa and the Rise of Menelik" (Berkeley, 1902)
03/02/09 @ 08:25
Comment from: K.G [Visitor]
The victory of Adwa was due to its people and because of leaders like Menelik and Ras Alula but the ironic thing of Ethiopian history is there is no a monument made nor a street named for Ras Alula. I am amazed and dismayed when we glorifiy to name our streets on foreign leaders names who dont have anything to do with Ethiopian history . Does any one knows we name our streets Chrchill Road Mahtama Gandhi Road etc what did these people contributed for Ethiopia more than Ras Alula .
03/02/09 @ 09:03
Comment from: tezebet [Member] 
Wedi alula, I am convince myself you were in the cave before TPLF brought you to the center cities and introduce you the rest of Ethiopia. I bet you monkey friend you have no clue how Ethiopia look like before the Melese time. I am not from Northern and I am proud Ethiopian from south. But for your record I born and raised in Addis (Arat killo). I know Alula as one of the saver of Ethiopia, one of a good Ethiopian who comes from the northern part of Ethiopia. TPLF or the current sellouts are not the one who introduces us about Alula; throughout my younger age I hear and read about him. so my friend I know you are one narrow minded who see thing based on tribal politics just like the rest of you bodies here, but some times please use your God given mind, don't waste and don't be such hateful human… proudly I said Ethiopia born in Tigrea by the great Ethiopian from that part of the world, the saddest part is Ethiopia will die by the hand of the people who come from that part of the world… Good history for you my uncle not form north but he is fascinated by Alulas story and he named his son Alula, we know about Alula before the TPLF come to power, we know about Tigrean before you guys come to Addis, the great Ethiopian history Professor Richard Pankhurst's named his son Alula… my friend please be reasonable… if I wear you I will question the current leaders of yours where they come from and how they think about Ethiopia…
Indeed Alula always a great hero of Ethiopian (not only for Tigrean) you can twist history just because you want, but you have a right to make history before you leave this earth.
Indeed Alula always a great hero of Ethiopian (not only for Tigrean) you can twist history just because you want, but you have a right to make history before you leave this earth.
03/02/09 @ 09:49
Comment from: addis [Visitor]
wedi alula/Asteraw
Please stop to use the nick name of our Ethiopian Hero Ras alula.You are completly
YOU are banda
we ethiopian respect RAS ALULA
Please stop to use the nick name of our Ethiopian Hero Ras alula.You are completly
YOU are banda
we ethiopian respect RAS ALULA
03/02/09 @ 10:21
Comment from: hammere [Visitor]
Never ever shall Ethiopia has a most valliant and couragious millitary leade as the Great Alula Abanega. General Hayelom was a bit closer to Alula, though.
03/02/09 @ 10:29
Comment from: Ment4you [Visitor]
Wedi alula
I think you are a little sick in the head!!
If I were you I will keep quit!
I think you are a little sick in the head!!
If I were you I will keep quit!
03/02/09 @ 10:32
Comment from: Wedi alula [Visitor]
General wuch, we Eritrean ppl we have so much respect to alula than woyane and Amhara.....?
[Wedi shermuta, at least you admit to be a Shabian dog. Ras Alula was one of the greatest Ethiopian Warriors of all time. And all Ethiopians are proud of him. Take your tribal s*8& to your Shabia website.]
[Wedi shermuta, at least you admit to be a Shabian dog. Ras Alula was one of the greatest Ethiopian Warriors of all time. And all Ethiopians are proud of him. Take your tribal s*8& to your Shabia website.]
03/02/09 @ 11:02
Comment from: tazabi [Visitor]
Wedi-Alula,
Shame on you. Do you realize how silly and stupid rasist you are? Weather you are from Tigre or Eri.. it doesn't bother us of your kind because hate by itself is eating you up. Hate will accompany all the way in your life till your bitter end. Sorry for you. For your information, we know our great Ras Alula and his extaordinary bravery like all other great Ethiopians and we are very very proud of him.
Shame on you. Do you realize how silly and stupid rasist you are? Weather you are from Tigre or Eri.. it doesn't bother us of your kind because hate by itself is eating you up. Hate will accompany all the way in your life till your bitter end. Sorry for you. For your information, we know our great Ras Alula and his extaordinary bravery like all other great Ethiopians and we are very very proud of him.
03/02/09 @ 11:05
Comment from: dejen [Visitor]
well
nazret! dont lose your temper by som ppl like wedi alula.i think he has won on that case bcs you have gone wild by saying wedi while you are advocating no bilgena in ur terms and conditions.why dont u stop him from publishing instead.
to wedi alula: u r nothing but somone probabley a woyane with identity crises and inferiority complex in ur mind bcs no one else exept the woyane cadres can say that bcs they want the tigrai ppl to be more polarized than ever and on their side to their death.
nazret! dont lose your temper by som ppl like wedi alula.i think he has won on that case bcs you have gone wild by saying wedi
while you are advocating no bilgena in ur terms and conditions.why dont u stop him from publishing instead. to wedi alula: u r nothing but somone probabley a woyane with identity crises and inferiority complex in ur mind bcs no one else exept the woyane cadres can say that bcs they want the tigrai ppl to be more polarized than ever and on their side to their death.
03/02/09 @ 11:51
Comment from: Shewarega [Visitor]
Ras Alula was a great commander, a true Ethiopian, who paid the sacrifices his country asked of him, any time any day. If Europeans try to talk rubbish about him, it will not surprise me for he is one of the victors of Adwa, and as such they are at liberty to hate him. But the most interesting thing here is that noone is talking how he died. It was due to a stupid battle between him and Ras Hagos, another great Ethiopian, who was at the side of Tekle Haymanot at Sar Wuha, and Yohanes at Mettema. They had a long standing border dispute, which led to a battle. The men of Ras Alula captured Ras Hagos, and those of Ras Hagos wounded Ras Alula. Ras Alula's men heard the news that Ras Alula was killed, rather than the truth that he was wounded. They killed Ras Hagos on the spot. Ras Alula died few days later of the wounds he received. The locals call the area, "ye korma mewaya." My fellow Ethiopians, there is a lesson in this story. We Ethiopians are capable of doing great things when we unite. But as any family squabble, when we fight our arguements tend to turn very bitter. We have to learn fron the mistakes of these greatest of all Ethiopians. We have to be able to let go of the past, a did this to b, and b retaliated with that to a, and c sided with a, and are planning to wipe b off the face of the Earth. We have to learn, we have enemies from close and far, all one has to do is read the vicious thing written by a Wedi Alula here, when he himself hates Alula more than anybody else. As the good book says, ende ergeb yewayoche, ende ebab lebamoch hunu.
03/02/09 @ 11:56
Comment from: Monkey [Visitor]
LOL
All these over a dead man?
We don't know why these so called Rases did what they did. Personal ambition weighed in their minds more than patriotism as the prestige of becoming Ras was more of a motivating factor than be called a patriot.
It's time to deconstruct the myth of those so called Arbegnoch. Although one shouldn't fail to recognize what they did on a personal level and for their nation, the driving motive was far more complicated than plain " love of country" B.S.
All these over a dead man?
We don't know why these so called Rases did what they did. Personal ambition weighed in their minds more than patriotism as the prestige of becoming Ras was more of a motivating factor than be called a patriot.
It's time to deconstruct the myth of those so called Arbegnoch. Although one shouldn't fail to recognize what they did on a personal level and for their nation, the driving motive was far more complicated than plain " love of country" B.S.
03/02/09 @ 11:56
Comment from: Alebel [Visitor]
General wuchu!!!!
Does Eritrea has/had a history let alone history books?
Does Eritrea has/had a history let alone history books?
03/02/09 @ 12:19
Comment from: Ethio [Visitor]
wrdi- Alula FROM fag city ARE TERA .If you were from tigray ETHIOPIA you would have known that RAS ALULA is HERO TO ALL ETHIOPIAN and AFRICAN. EXCEPT for those CANCER TALIYAN DOGS ARTERA
ETHIOPIA TIKDEM
03/02/09 @ 12:26
Comment from: selamta [Visitor]
Do you know the most amazing thing Ras Weldemichael had never know the word Eritrea .
Merahi mesrie mis general
Merahi mesrie mis general
03/02/09 @ 12:46
Comment from: selamta [Visitor]
remember Ras Weldemichael was belong to bahiri bahri negash (Hamasen) not Eritrea
03/02/09 @ 12:50
Comment from: B.Tufa [Visitor]
I am proud to belong to a nation where the son of a peasant family would rise to be one of the most powerful men of the nation 100 years ago.
03/02/09 @ 12:59
Comment from: Bliss [Visitor]
Here is an idea though,
We Ethiopians should have statues for him in the place where he came from or died. No, I don't have to Tigrayan for saying this. Instead of saying tribalistic things and complaining dark age era oh, Menilik, Selassie did this to us. We need to move on do action that recognize and unify our country Ethiopia. It is not just Alula, such heroes throughout Ethiopia should have statue all over. For example, Theodore in Gonder, Alula and Yohannes in Tigray, Blacha Aba Nefso in Oromia, etc. All these heroes must be recognized and accepted by Ethiopians all over not by tribal driven emotion. Now, one might say Selassie and Menilik are the only ones who have statues, this complaint without tribal driven is a good point to bring. However, if you are just complaining because you are tribal driven then there is negative agenda like Shabyans/Weyanes narrow minded people. Anyways, it is indeed a good idea to recognize such heroes by having statues for them.
We Ethiopians should have statues for him in the place where he came from or died. No, I don't have to Tigrayan for saying this. Instead of saying tribalistic things and complaining dark age era oh, Menilik, Selassie did this to us. We need to move on do action that recognize and unify our country Ethiopia. It is not just Alula, such heroes throughout Ethiopia should have statue all over. For example, Theodore in Gonder, Alula and Yohannes in Tigray, Blacha Aba Nefso in Oromia, etc. All these heroes must be recognized and accepted by Ethiopians all over not by tribal driven emotion. Now, one might say Selassie and Menilik are the only ones who have statues, this complaint without tribal driven is a good point to bring. However, if you are just complaining because you are tribal driven then there is negative agenda like Shabyans/Weyanes narrow minded people. Anyways, it is indeed a good idea to recognize such heroes by having statues for them.
03/02/09 @ 13:25
Comment from: dj [Visitor]
Monkey
its because of Ras Alula and thousands like him ethiopia unlike the rest of africa remained proud and free from slavery and colonialism by the white men.
how is that for a BIG deal, fool!
its because of Ras Alula and thousands like him ethiopia unlike the rest of africa remained proud and free from slavery and colonialism by the white men.
how is that for a BIG deal, fool!
03/02/09 @ 13:37
Comment from: Ayenew hulu [Visitor]
-General Wuchu(Wusha)
-When Alula and co's were fighting the colonialists by the red sea, there were bandas like your Weldemichael, and he punished for that. not only that man there were other traitors that punished by their wrong doing.Alula was protecting you before the death of Yohannes, after that history changed and you became the slave of Mosoloni. in other words you got your wish. and you ended up to be the most proud people on earth by being colonized by Europeans, shame on you!!!!
-When Alula and co's were fighting the colonialists by the red sea, there were bandas like your Weldemichael, and he punished for that. not only that man there were other traitors that punished by their wrong doing.Alula was protecting you before the death of Yohannes, after that history changed and you became the slave of Mosoloni. in other words you got your wish. and you ended up to be the most proud people on earth by being colonized by Europeans, shame on you!!!!
03/02/09 @ 15:07
Comment from: Tesfaye [Visitor]
We have to erect a statue for Ras Alula, Emperor Yohannes, Emperess Taitu, emperor Menelik, Lij Iyasu, Atse Fasiledes and rember our heros for eternity. The government is really a shame. It is a government of bandas.
They erected a monument in Mekelle for their TPLF people which has landlocked our country. And yet there is no street name or monument for our general who saved the world from hegemoney of Europe!
Monuments to Alula, Atse Yohanees , Atse Tewedros, Atse Fasiledes, should be erected in the capital city.
Such names as Piazza, Kasachis etc should be replaced by ethiopian names in Amharic and in English. You can name it City Center.
We are dishonouring our great forefathers. Meles Zenawi is a morron. Because he is a morron, he can have patriotism. Only people of high intellegence do have nationalism and patrioism. We have to find a way or replacing the Zenawi regime. We have to do what it costs. We have to use armed struggle as a way of defending Ethiopia. It seems this is the only way we have at disposal.
They erected a monument in Mekelle for their TPLF people which has landlocked our country. And yet there is no street name or monument for our general who saved the world from hegemoney of Europe!
Monuments to Alula, Atse Yohanees , Atse Tewedros, Atse Fasiledes, should be erected in the capital city.
Such names as Piazza, Kasachis etc should be replaced by ethiopian names in Amharic and in English. You can name it City Center.
We are dishonouring our great forefathers. Meles Zenawi is a morron. Because he is a morron, he can have patriotism. Only people of high intellegence do have nationalism and patrioism. We have to find a way or replacing the Zenawi regime. We have to do what it costs. We have to use armed struggle as a way of defending Ethiopia. It seems this is the only way we have at disposal.
03/02/09 @ 15:28
Comment from: yigermal [Visitor]
Ras Alula was and will always be a respected Ethiopian hero. We are independent because of his leadership. We owe him a lot of gratitude and we are proud of him.
As a matter of fact, most of our leaders including Mengistu were actually good when it comes to forign enemy. the problem was on handling our internal issues.
As a matter of fact, most of our leaders including Mengistu were actually good when it comes to forign enemy. the problem was on handling our internal issues.
03/02/09 @ 15:41
Comment from: visitor [Visitor]
It saddens me to read these comments and see hatred and bigotry among us Ethiopians and Eritreans. Why can't we look beyond or trivial ethnic bashing and intelligently critique Ras Alula. But typical of our people we relegate ourselves to words that are divisive and don't promote harmony.
03/02/09 @ 17:13
Comment from: Ghion [Visitor]
Here is what the servant, the son of a true Banda the shabyan dog General Wuchu wrote:-
“In Eritrean history books, Alula is the most cunning (conman)lier, thief, woro bella, bac stubbing Aigame chief ever“.
“Does any Ethiopian know the history of Alula how he betrayed Ras Weldemichael? He lured him to Tigray by inviting him as a friend and got him killed”
Is this SHABYA TULTULA GILL Wuchu serious, what are you smoking gumbo!
What Aretrean history books are you talking about?
Zip it! you shameless delusional BANDA, GILL WUCHU
“In Eritrean history books, Alula is the most cunning (conman)lier, thief, woro bella, bac stubbing Aigame chief ever“.
“Does any Ethiopian know the history of Alula how he betrayed Ras Weldemichael? He lured him to Tigray by inviting him as a friend and got him killed”
Is this SHABYA TULTULA GILL Wuchu serious, what are you smoking gumbo!
What Aretrean history books are you talking about?
Zip it! you shameless delusional BANDA, GILL WUCHU
03/02/09 @ 18:30
Comment from: Halafi Mengedi [Visitor]
Shewarega post is accurate how Ras Alula died. I may add the real tension between Ras Alula and Ras Hagos was they got the same shumet (title) to administer the same areas by the Addis Ababa rulers. Addis were very clever and set the fire but do not put any truce in it themselves. I know a lot of you will jump on me but it is true and this is true from inside info. BTW, they are a lot of Ras Alula families in Ethiopia and outside the country.
Mengistu was very very kind to the families of Ras Alula. Woyane was and is very rough towards Ras Alula, Atse Yohannes families and others who were the hero of foreign invaders. The real hate comes from two Woyanes members, Meles Zenawi and Sebhat Nega. Both of them see Tigrian heroes as the evil enemy of ASKARIS. This is true. I am not making political point here. Meles and Sebhat hates the old Ethiopian heroes period.
Mengistu was very very kind to the families of Ras Alula. Woyane was and is very rough towards Ras Alula, Atse Yohannes families and others who were the hero of foreign invaders. The real hate comes from two Woyanes members, Meles Zenawi and Sebhat Nega. Both of them see Tigrian heroes as the evil enemy of ASKARIS. This is true. I am not making political point here. Meles and Sebhat hates the old Ethiopian heroes period.
03/02/09 @ 18:38
Comment from: Halafi Mengedi [Visitor]
The Ethiopian parliament should erect statue/Monument for RAS ALULA ABANEGA at the AU head quarter to honor him as he honored not only Ethiopia but all black people around the world including other none black people who were oppressed by the white colony, just my opinion.
03/02/09 @ 20:07
Comment from: asres [Visitor]
Alula Abba Nega was not only the hero
of Adwa. He also fought and won battles
againest the Egypypitians and moslim
envanders in Gura and Gundit (todays so
so called Eritirea) He was governer of
Hamassen. Abba Nega (his hors name-
like any other hero nobility the then
Ethiopia). By the way the Tigeyans had
joined the battle at almost the last
minute at Ras Alula's insistance to do
so with desisive outcome to Ethiopian
advantage.
I dont belive this 'wodi Alula' is a
Tigrean. He/she must be someone from
so called eritrean trying to wadge
mistrust.
03/02/09 @ 20:47
Comment from: wedi Adi [Visitor]
Read The book writen by Hagai Ilrich titeld "Ras Alula".
The Ras was a proud Tigraway and Ethiopian.
The Ras was a proud Tigraway and Ethiopian.
03/02/09 @ 22:37
Comment from: ፊታውራሪ Free [Member]
I was expecting Aboy lekim to propose a poem in honor of the world famous Ras from the majestic plains of Temben, 
. I guess he is out of town, and what a great party he has missed.
Ras Alula Abba Nega, an Ethiopian and African Hero! A very good read By Ghelawdewos Araia!
. I guess he is out of town, and what a great party he has missed. Ras Alula Abba Nega, an Ethiopian and African Hero! A very good read By Ghelawdewos Araia!
03/02/09 @ 22:48
Comment from: ethiopian [Visitor]
Ras Alula was a great ethiopian general. He showed the italians fear and mercy. He taught them that ethiopia is no one's colony a showed them by kicking out their troops. We still love him.
03/02/09 @ 23:14
Comment from: Man [Visitor]
dj,
If it was because of Ras Alula & THOUSANDS like him, why is he singled out to be lionized? Find the names of the THOUSAND others and give them their due respect then.
If you read everything and understood, I gave the peasant General his due respect as he deserves it but you guys simply overtaken by emotions fail to see the complex issues of personal ambition more than altruistic drives being behind most of the bravery. I have no issue recognizing what he did but let's try to see it from the perspective of Alula Aba Nega the man rather than Alula aba Nega the SELFLESS man.
If these "HEROES" were so nation-loving, how come once the glory of war and bravery is over, they turn inward and start selling "FELLOW" ethiopains to the people they "DEFEATED"?
You bark about Ethiopia being the land where the whites didn't enslave the blacks. What do you say about the Wolaitas, Kefishos, Oromos and rest of the Southern people who were sold by the Same RASES and Dejazmatches to the WHITES they once defeated in the battlefield.
These rases and Dejazmatches were most of the time chasign their ETHIOPIAN dream of making the peasants till their land, own slaves/servants/ and selling southern slaves THAN chasing the dream of nation-building and creating a viable self-sustaining and self-reliant nation.
You can excuse them for they knew not what they were doing since they're only peasants.
Give them their dues for their battlefield bravery but don't forget to give them their DUES for their unforgivable acts to the citizens of Ethiopia/North, South or EAst/
Every authority comes with responsibility and the authority they gained by showing excellent bravery in the battlefield wasn't met by the responsibility they shoudl have displayed in administering the nation's poor who rallied with them when they needed them.
Authority without responsibility is what makes one a dictator. Ras Alula and the likes were mini dictators of their time unless we are asked to excuse them for they knew NOT what they were doing. Then imagine by thet time the Americans had already built a working democracy for over a century.
Shouldn't we put them to same standard as other humans? Or are we going to excuse them again because they lived in Africa and knew no better?
If it was because of Ras Alula & THOUSANDS like him, why is he singled out to be lionized? Find the names of the THOUSAND others and give them their due respect then.
If you read everything and understood, I gave the peasant General his due respect as he deserves it but you guys simply overtaken by emotions fail to see the complex issues of personal ambition more than altruistic drives being behind most of the bravery. I have no issue recognizing what he did but let's try to see it from the perspective of Alula Aba Nega the man rather than Alula aba Nega the SELFLESS man.
If these "HEROES" were so nation-loving, how come once the glory of war and bravery is over, they turn inward and start selling "FELLOW" ethiopains to the people they "DEFEATED"?
You bark about Ethiopia being the land where the whites didn't enslave the blacks. What do you say about the Wolaitas, Kefishos, Oromos and rest of the Southern people who were sold by the Same RASES and Dejazmatches to the WHITES they once defeated in the battlefield.
These rases and Dejazmatches were most of the time chasign their ETHIOPIAN dream of making the peasants till their land, own slaves/servants/ and selling southern slaves THAN chasing the dream of nation-building and creating a viable self-sustaining and self-reliant nation.
You can excuse them for they knew not what they were doing since they're only peasants.
Give them their dues for their battlefield bravery but don't forget to give them their DUES for their unforgivable acts to the citizens of Ethiopia/North, South or EAst/
Every authority comes with responsibility and the authority they gained by showing excellent bravery in the battlefield wasn't met by the responsibility they shoudl have displayed in administering the nation's poor who rallied with them when they needed them.
Authority without responsibility is what makes one a dictator. Ras Alula and the likes were mini dictators of their time unless we are asked to excuse them for they knew NOT what they were doing. Then imagine by thet time the Americans had already built a working democracy for over a century.
Shouldn't we put them to same standard as other humans? Or are we going to excuse them again because they lived in Africa and knew no better?
03/03/09 @ 12:21
Comment from: Ayenew hulu [Visitor]
-Man
-In principle I agree that during the monarch regims of Minelik and Hailesslasie, people from the southern nation and nationality of Ethiopia had been sold to the whites as slaves. but to your information Alula was only a Warrior and his duty was protecting the red sea and other areas against foriegn invaders. if you asses history and the cause of his death, you will find that he was the victim of the Shewa rulers which was Menelik. it seems the Tigreans fought each other but when you scratch the card you will find the truth. this started from the death of Yohannes and continue until the end. behind all this theEuropeans like Britain by the help of Minelik was involved in weakening the unity of Tigreans(warriors). after that they got a chance to penetrate the red sea and to divide the Tigrigna speaker, half of it we call it Eritrea now. Alula was on the red sea front when Yohannes died on the other front. at the same time Britain was negotiating with Minelik because they knew that he was power hunger and he needs help in weakening the northern warriors. the strategey was 1st to murdered their leader Yohannes, after that to let them fight each other systematically, that worked successfully. after that Menelik conquered Tigray and Minelik ordered Alula to stop fighting the colonialists by the red sea front,he couldn't get additional force to continue the battle, and Italy conquered the place Massawa, Asseb(present name). after that Menelik signed a treaty with Italy with his strategical interest to divide the Tigrigna speakers. in other words he gave half of the Tigre-Tigreagnea accross Mereb to Italy. that's why he didn't go farther than Adwa during the war with Italy because he already signed that Eritrea wasn't his territory on his new Ethiopian map. the Eritreans question for independence started from that historical back ground. they never been under Ethiopian territory when the new Ethiopia invented by Menelik.
-My point is Menelik's mess is endless and not only massacared the Oromian and the Welaitas by the name of unity and vested interest for power but also he was the man that let the colonialists to invade the red sea front by weakening our heros like Alula and others. finally they ended up to be the victim of his power greed.he knew that if they alive they couldn't withstand his cruelity and point their finger against him. so he had to eliminate them. that was the end of the story that you read on the above news. but we don't live by history, we have to express our love to our ancesstors by making history and by standing against all odds!! Thanks!!
-In principle I agree that during the monarch regims of Minelik and Hailesslasie, people from the southern nation and nationality of Ethiopia had been sold to the whites as slaves. but to your information Alula was only a Warrior and his duty was protecting the red sea and other areas against foriegn invaders. if you asses history and the cause of his death, you will find that he was the victim of the Shewa rulers which was Menelik. it seems the Tigreans fought each other but when you scratch the card you will find the truth. this started from the death of Yohannes and continue until the end. behind all this theEuropeans like Britain by the help of Minelik was involved in weakening the unity of Tigreans(warriors). after that they got a chance to penetrate the red sea and to divide the Tigrigna speaker, half of it we call it Eritrea now. Alula was on the red sea front when Yohannes died on the other front. at the same time Britain was negotiating with Minelik because they knew that he was power hunger and he needs help in weakening the northern warriors. the strategey was 1st to murdered their leader Yohannes, after that to let them fight each other systematically, that worked successfully. after that Menelik conquered Tigray and Minelik ordered Alula to stop fighting the colonialists by the red sea front,he couldn't get additional force to continue the battle, and Italy conquered the place Massawa, Asseb(present name). after that Menelik signed a treaty with Italy with his strategical interest to divide the Tigrigna speakers. in other words he gave half of the Tigre-Tigreagnea accross Mereb to Italy. that's why he didn't go farther than Adwa during the war with Italy because he already signed that Eritrea wasn't his territory on his new Ethiopian map. the Eritreans question for independence started from that historical back ground. they never been under Ethiopian territory when the new Ethiopia invented by Menelik.
-My point is Menelik's mess is endless and not only massacared the Oromian and the Welaitas by the name of unity and vested interest for power but also he was the man that let the colonialists to invade the red sea front by weakening our heros like Alula and others. finally they ended up to be the victim of his power greed.he knew that if they alive they couldn't withstand his cruelity and point their finger against him. so he had to eliminate them. that was the end of the story that you read on the above news. but we don't live by history, we have to express our love to our ancesstors by making history and by standing against all odds!! Thanks!!
03/04/09 @ 01:50
Comment from: king [Visitor]
General Wuchu, We know Ras woldemichael. He was the typical hamasien ready to sell the interests of ethiopia to future masters of eritrea. unfortunatley he was not dealing with an ordinary man. He was dealing with Ras Alua Engida. Ras Alula deceived him. So what! Ras woldemichael was important for outsiders not for ethiopia. well deserved death.
03/04/09 @ 11:33
Comment from: M.T. [Visitor]
man, you want these rasses to be liberal, social democrats or what?
03/04/09 @ 12:39
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