Alberto Monteiro wrote:
>K.Feete wrote:
>>
>> (...) Ethiopia was a colony, and one good, hard look at
>> colonialism will tell you that even communism was
>> preferable. (...)
>>
>No. Ethiopia was a monarchy, probably the oldest
>continuous monarchy of the world. The Emperors of
>Ethiopia claimed descendency from Salomon himself,
>through Menelik [sp?], the son of Salomon and the
>Queen of Saba [sp?]. At least after contact with
>the Europeans, Ethiopia remained stable, with the
>throne passing from father to son, until the commies
>deposed Haile Selassie.
Note to self: check sources next time. Duh.
Sorry 'bout that, I was thinking of another French African colony that
I'd studied in my post-colonial class a year ago- I'm not even sure which
one now. I will officially bang my forehead against the keyboard in
humble apology.
<thump>
Kat Feete
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"The good are innocent and create justice. The bad are
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