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Getachew Abate (1895–1952) was an army commander and a member of the nobility of the Ethiopian Empire.〔Haile Selassie, p. 10〕 Getachew Abate was the son of ''Lique Mekwas'' Abate Ba-Yalew. He had a church education followed by language training at the Menelik School (''Ecole Imperiale Menelik II'').〔Haile Selassie, p. 10〕 Getachew Abate grew up in the palace of Emperor Menelik II along with Menelik's grandson, ''Lij'' Iyasu.〔Haile Selassie I, Volume I, p. 27〕 In 1919, ''Dejazmach'' Getachew Abate was sent to Italy to congratulate King Victor Emmanuel on an Allied victory.〔Haile Selassie, Volume I, p. 60〕〔Haile Selassie, Volume II, p. 10〕 In 1921, he was part of the force sent to capture the deposed ''Lij'' Iyasu.〔Haile Selassie, Volume I, p. 61〕 In 1925, Getachew Abate represented Ethiopia at the Geneva arms conference.〔Haile Selassie, Volume II, p. 10〕 In 1926, Getachew Abate was named ''Shum'' of Kaffa, Goldiya, Maji, and Gera with the title of ''Bitwoded''. In 1928, he was named Ethiopia's representative to the League of Nations. In 1929, Getachew Abate was appointed as Minister to France.〔Haile Selassie, Volume II, p. 10〕 In 1930, Getachew Abate returned to Ethiopia and, in 1931, he became the Minister of the Interior. In May 1933, Getachew Abate was elevated to ''Ras''〔Haile Selassie, Volume II, p. 10〕 In 1935, at the time of the Italian invasion, as the ''Shum'' of Kaffa Province, ''Ras'' Getachew Abate〔Mockler, ''Haile Sellassie's War'', p. 391〕 commanded the Army of Kaffa.〔Nicolle, ''The Italian Invasion of Abyssinia 1935-1936'', p. 4〕 On 31 March 1936, ''Ras'' Getachew Abate and the Army of Kaffa was with Emperor Haile Selassie at the Battle of Maychew. When the ''Kebur Zabangna'' was sent against the Italians at Maychew, Getachew Abate commanded them. As the Battle of Maychew came to an end, Getachew Abate was named by the Emperor as ''Asmach''. In command of the rear guard, he withdrew with the Emperor from Maychew to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. As the Italians closed in on Addis Ababa, he went into exile with Haile Selassie. Getachew Abate departed from the royal party as it traveled through the British Mandate of Palestine. Getachew Abate then spent some time in Jerusalem. But ultimately he returned to occupied Ethiopia and submitted to the Italians. In 1941, after the Italians were driven out of Ethiopia, ''Ras'' Getachew Abate was arrested by the liberators. In an act of clemency, Haile Selassie told him "I forgive you, but I do not know if God will." Afterwards, Getachew Abate was exiled to remote parts of the Empire, Jimma and Arsi.〔Haile Selassie, Volume II, p. 10〕 He is said to have died of alcohol poisoning. ==See also== * Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Getachew Abate」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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