Word: makonnen
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Bath, England, ex-Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia watched his 15-year-old son, Prince Makonnen, act the part of King of Ethiopia in a Nativity play...
...Bodard that he was morally bound to keep on fighting, but that with Italy's legions sweeping down unchecked from the north further defense of Addis Ababa was now impossible. It was best for the Empress and their two sons, Crown Prince Asfa-Wassan and round-eyed Prince Makonnen, 13, to leave the country. The Coptic monastery in British-protected Palestine was the first refuge that came to the Emperor's mind. But would the royal family be temporarily safe in French Djibouti, at the other end of the 494-mile Ethiopian railroad to the coast? Minister Bodard...
...Laurence Stallings bubbled of Ethiopian beauties "too proud to notice a white man," confirmed that at the first sound of an Italian bombing plane Ethiopian officers dive for the nearest Red Cross shelter. A prized Stallings snapshot shows the Ducal Palace of Emperor Haile Selassie's younger son Makonnen at Harar flying the Red Cross flag although not used for any Red Cross purpose...
...Europe is directed at the two sons of the Sovereign. The first, the Heir Apparent, is now 19 years old. He generally lives far removed from the capital, surrounded by spies, restricted in any independent action he may take, frequently and harshly rebuked by his father. . . . Prince Makonnen, who is 12 years old, is his father's great favorite. . . . Whereas a teacher was not accorded the Heir Apparent, a whole retinue of French educators has been designated to take care of the last-born son. . . . He has good sense, but he is perhaps a little too aware...
Fearing air raids on the exposed royal palace, plump Empress Menen, her 14-year-old daughter Princess Tsahai and Prince Makonnen, 11, climbed into a special train and disappeared in the direction of French Somaliland. All that could be learned in Addis Ababa was that they were bound for a secret hideaway near the Danakil Desert...