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Gugsa Wale's Rebellion of 1930 was a rebellion raised by ''Ras'' Gugsa Wale and by supporters of Empress Zewditu to rid her of the Crown Prince and heir apparent, ''Negus'' Tafari Makonnen. With Tafari gone, Zewditu would be the sole claiment to succession as the ruler of the Ethiopian Empire (''Mangista Ityop'p'ya''). As the husband of Empress Zewditu, Gugsa Wale expected to become Emperor. ==Details== In 1916, when Zewditu was crowned Empress, she was forced to separate from her fourth husband, ''Ras'' Gugsa Wale. Empress Zewditu was named Regent during the minority of ''Ras'' Tafari Makonnen, the heir apparent and Regent Plenipotentiary. As Regent, Zewditu exercised the real power in Ethiopia. Zewditu would govern while Tafari would administer.〔Marcus, p. 126〕 Early in 1928, the authority of ''Ras'' Tafari Makonnen was challenged when ''Dejazmach'' Balcha Safo went to Addis Ababa with a sizeable armed force. When Tafari consolidated his hold over the provinces, many of Menilek's appointees refused to abide by the new regulations he imposed. Balcha Safo, ''Shum'' of coffee-rich Sidamo Province was particularly troublesome in his refusal to comply. The revenues he remitted to the central government did not reflect the accrued profits and, as a result, Tafari recalled him to Addis Ababa. The old man came in high dudgeon and, insultingly, with a large army.〔Marcus, p. 127〕 When he arrived in Addis Ababa, the ''Dejazmach'' paid homage to Empress Zewditu, but snubbed ''Ras'' Tafari.〔Fage, Roberts, and Oliver, p. 723.〕〔Marcus, p. 129〕 On 18 February, while Balcha Safo and his personal bodyguard were in Addis Ababa, ''Ras'' Tafari had ''Ras'' Kassa Haile Darge buy off his army and arrange to have him displaced as the ''Shum'' of Sidamo Province. Powerless, Balcha Safo surrendered and was imprisoned.〔Mockler, ''Haile Sellassie's War'', p. 8〕 In September 1928, a group of palace reactionaries including some of the courtiers of the Empress, made a final bid to get rid of Tafari. The attempted ''coup d'état'' was tragic in its origins and comic in its end. When confronted by Tafari and a company of his troops, the ringleaders of the coup took refuge on the palace grounds in Menilek's mausoleum. Tafari and his men surrounded them only to be surrounded themselves by the personal guard of Zewditu. More of Tafari's khaki clad soldiers arrived and, with superiority of arms, decided the outcome in his favor.〔Marcus, pp. 127-128〕 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「Gugsa Wale's Rebellion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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