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Black Watch
South Africans in the Breech: Expelling Mussolini From Ethiopia
By Jon LatimerBoarding a train at the famous station built by the French as a terminus on the line from Djibouti, the Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, Elect of God, Ras Tafari, Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia left his capital Addis Ababa on May 2, 1936. Read more