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Any good books/movies on 20th century Ethiopia? Pic related,
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Any good books/movies on 20th century Ethiopia? Pic related, it's Balcha Safo.

>Random peasant soldier
>Castrated and left for dead on a battlefield
>The emperor just happens to find him and take a liking to him
>Given an education (his name literally means "tamed")
>Turns out he's a military genius
>Helps drive the Italians out of Italy
>He's given the rank of count and made into a governor
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>>590191
Had no idea the Ethiopians invaded Italy, thanks OP.
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>>590201
I've been up for 24 hours fuck
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>>590191
>Implying it takes a military genius to drive Italy out of anywhere
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>>590191
ethiopia:
http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199846733/obo-9780199846733-0139.xml?rskey=heA4fb&result=1&q=ethiopia#firstMatch

oromo (largest ethnic group)
http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199846733/obo-9780199846733-0038.xml?rskey=heA4fb&result=5&q=ethiopia#firstMatch
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>>590191
>Helps drive the Italians out of Italy
>Implying the Italians needed help
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>tfw no Abyssinian colonial empire in Italy

Merkel make it happen
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>>590191
>Helps drive the Italians out of Italy
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