THE EXACT WORDS OF TAYTU BETUL, EMPRESS OF THE ETHIOPIAN EMPIRE
“I am a woman and I do not love war, but rather than accepting this (colonialism) I prefer war.” Those were the exact words of Taytu Betul, Empress of the Ethiopian Empire, ruling from 1889 to 1913. She was the third wife of Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia and she founded Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis … Read more