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Adwa : Ethiopia celebrating Adwa 129th Adwa Victory Anniversary 

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Picture from the 124th Adwa Victory Celebration (Photo : archive/SM)

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Toronto – Ethiopia is celebrating the 129th anniversary of Victory of the battle of Adwa which was fought against invading Italian Colonial army on March 2, 1896 in Adwa, Tigray region of Ethiopia. 

Under the leadership of Emperor Menelik II and Empress Tayitu, who personally led the battle, the Ethiopian army was able to defeat Italian invaders. 

Ethiopians in the country and abroad are celebrating it in the country and abroad. Many events related to Adwa victory are happening in several cities in North America and Europe – among many Diaspora events.

In Ethiopia, Addis Ababa will be celebrating it on Sunday. Until last year, the event was celebrated near the majestic Emperor Menelik Statue near St. George Church in the heart of Addis Ababa. But last year, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration changed the venue of celebration to Adwa Museum which was inaugurated in February 2024. 

Addis Ababa Police on Friday announced that this year’s celebration will be at Adwa Museum. It is a walking distance from the Emperor Menelik Statue. The Ethiopian government seems to have a security concern. The announcement from police stated that the Security and Intelligence Task force has finalized preparation for the celebration. One of the recurring incidents involving police brutality at Adwa celebration has been moved to wrest Ethiopia’s historic flag from those who venerate it – this is the same flag that Ethiopians hoisted after the Battle of Adwa victory. 

Police have announced that seven major streets to and from Adwa Museum are closed for vehicles between the eve of the 129th anniversary event and Sunday around 1 P.M.

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed conveyed a message for the Adwa celebration in a way to make a political point against his opponents.  He painted an image for war for peace which he described as a war that comes after an effort to avoid war. He linked it to the situation immediately before the war against Italian invaders. 

“Ethiopians have lived in war since ancient times. For that reason they know the face of war. Because they know it, they shy away from it. They pay whatever is necessary for a peaceful option. Sometimes they pay more than what is needed for the sake of peace. When they encounter an enemy who pushed all that aside, they will go to battle for peace and win for the sake of peace,” reads the translation of part of his message which he wrote in Amharic. “The march to Adwa was like that too,” he added. 

He also remarked that Ethiopia’s enemies miscalculated Ethiopia. He also sees new enemies, although he did not specify them, who have “miscalculated.”  He closed his message by asserting “we are ready for both[peace and war].”

Abiy Ahmed’s administration is in a collision course with President Isaias Afeworki’s government. What caused the tension after the short-lived friendly relation is still a matter for speculation. Internally, Abiy Ahmed’s administration has been facing a legitimacy crisis for several years now over worsening economic, political and security situation in the country.  

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5 COMMENTS

  1. That story and the day I am sharing with you is that glorious day etched in stone never to be concealed nor left forgotten. It is that day that sends megawatt volts of pride all over my high mileage body every time I think or read about it. It is that glorious day, that day my and your grandparents marched into the hills, ravines and fields of Adwa knowing that it would be their last day on this good earth. They did that because no one had to tell them that it was their Allah given rights to defend their Allah bestowed domiciles from murderous bigots. No one had to tell them that heavily armed ‘KKK thugs’ were there to shoot and hang every ‘ni..er’ in sight. They were in complete understanding that the enemy they were facing at that place on that day behooves them to be calculating and also well prepared. They understood very well that a vast network of intelligence must be in place to play that heathen on their doorstep. And they played him very, very well. It was written that the mad as hell patriotic chief from Tigrai was sending ‘secret’ messages to Baratieri his intention to defect to his side and he was waiting for the Italian chief to fire the first shot. It was also written about the ‘secret’ messages the emperor’s cousin Mekonen along with chiefs Haimanot and Mika-il(Ali) were urging him to come and kill their common enemy, the emperor. It was written that they were ‘telling’ Baratieri that the emperor army is getting thinner and fewer by the day that he was thinking about cutting and run for his life.

    They pondered!!! They lured!!! They lured and lured the monster from Rome until he was well inside their compound. When their single and double envelopment war plan was firmly on the ground they lured him again to fire the first shot. Dabormida might have sent a message to his wife that the very next day he would shoot a photo of him surrounded and being served by 3,000 ‘n…ers’. What he did not know was the fact my Barentu ‘grand uncle’ and his Amhara, Tigrai and many other ethnic groups were watching his every move and primed to show him and his partners-in-crime how lethal an Ethiopian could be when his pride is touched by outsiders and ready to teach him a lesson or two how to conduct a conventional warfare Alula style, Mekonnen style, Taytu style, Haimanot style, Mika-il(Ali) style, Balcha style, Dinagde style leaving him no counteroffensive option! None! None except for Baratieri to cut and run like a scared witless rabbit or rather like a high noon bank robber chased by blood smelling vigilante mob!!!! But for my ni..gg..az information or rather misinformation was part of the game. You think that misinformation was started by KGB and CIA during the cold war. No!!! It was my and your grandparents who perfected and used it from the bottom of the deck to their advantage. They painted themselves as if they were deserted, far and few when their rank was swelling by the day!!! They presented themselves as people who love to run naked or half naked and did not have any clue what warfare is or how it was supposed to be conducted as an organized army.

    They even sent him fattened cattle, honey and milk to make him think they were still like his Neanderthals ancestors who were incapable of distinguishing friends from enemies. By now the Baratieri’s ego was so built up and emboldened by the news of potential desertion at the outset of war ordered the commencement of the battle. But his worst nightmare was awaiting him. His worst nightmare, a ni..g.a with a Hotchkiss gun on his lap was all around him even before finishing his recital to the Roman gods. He could hear that thunderous scream of that fire spitting woman named Taytu admonishing those soldiers of the fainted hearts who tried to withdraw prematurely from the battle fronts!!!! He could hear her telling them that she did not bring enough skirt for them to wear when they go back to their villages!!!! And he could hear them telling that roaring Taytu like ‘Don’t talk to me like that, woman! I am going back!’ Baratieri saw those incensed men turning into killing machines, their fainted hearts gone in a flash!!! Now the earth and sky were laminated all around him with little leeway for folding back or escape. Now my Barentu grand cousin and his comrades in arms started playing the complicated Mancala game in the middle of the battle. On one of their moves they led the arrogant Dabormida and his entire battalion plus army right into the welcoming arms of my Barentu grand cousins. When the carnage was over Dabormida was dying squealing like untidy pig. Now arch angels Jibril and Mika-il were in the mix.

    They were in the mix because that land of Maryam Magdalene and Bilal ibn Rabah was being desecrated by ruffians. They were in the mix because that land and its people were put together there by Allah at the beginning of times no matter the numerous and unabated travesties they had to go through. It is because it was the land where the two major religions, Christianity and Islam, had taken foothold there without the need of an all out battle. The battle Baratieri started on that day did not even last the entire length of the daylight. For intents and purposes it was over by the mid day. At 12 high noon, it was over. Now Baratieri turned around and ran like a scared deer from the Chercher Mountains!!! One of my grand cousins along with his Tigrayan and Amhara friends were in hot pursuit after him. But his horse was still fresh and not like their battle fatigued ones. But they stood on top of one the hills and told him who he really was. Oh Boy!!!! They were telling him using all kinds of words in their profane dictionary. No, I am not telling you what they yelled at him. No, no this is a family show. But I can tell you one so mildly. All three of them thundered at him like ‘You, the son of a thousand biscuits!!!!’ It seems he heard it all slammed into his bigoted ears carried by the drifting wind. How do I know that? You may ask. That is because I was teleported to that day!!!! I saw that thunderous lady Taytu telling off the retreating soldiers!!! You should all read more about her. Now some of you misogynistic pigs may doubt her role just because she was a woman. I highly suggest that you don’t say that around Lia bin Tadesse, Alemtsehay bint Wodajo, Birtukan bint Mideksa, Meaza bint Ashenafe, Muferiat bint Kamil, Aisha bint Mohammed bin Mussa and others in their posse who have been giving chauvinists like you that deadly stare of death. For now this high mileage, beyond-repair Afro-Ethio-centric n..ga has been having a serious bout of an attitude since this morning!!!!!

  2. I myself don’t know any Tigrayans who even celebrate this day, only their TPLF leaders do.

    I also know some Pentes who don’t really care about it but on Victory Day they try to spread their false gospel to the crowds

  3. The Loser Kore Negegna Savagery Abiy Ahmed never achieved success in his 2 years of Amhara Genocidal war. He has sent more armed military to Amhara region to massacre more innocent Amharas women and children.
    Ethiopian and the military are tired of the enternal Ethiopians on Ethiopians war killing and maiming the military and innocent civilians.
    Abiy Ahmed is creating wars inside and outside of Ethiopia to steal elections, to snatch wealth and land and to become a dictator for life in the Palace.

  4. The annual celebrations are downscaled because of the negative reactions it causes in the Oromo and Tigray nations. The great Tigray nation was devastated by Menelik`s forces who invaded it under the pretext of fighting the Italian forces. The military campaign was against Tigray and our historic and civilized nation suffered untold destructions.

  5. ADWA!!! The biggest African stamp on Europeans!!

    Never to be forgotten even if the owner of this magnificent victory who are fighting each other right now due to backwardness and DEDEBENET all combined.
    Death to TPLF the one who undermined this magnificent unity and victory. Death to any individual or groups who worked against this symbolic nation.

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