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Volume One
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Preface
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Introduction
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Chapter 1
The story of my childhood up to my appointment as Dejazmatch (1892-1906)
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Chapter 2
From my appointment as Dejazmatch to my father~s death (1906)
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Chapter 3
From the death of H.H. my father till my appointment to the governorship of Harar (1906-1910)
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Chapter 4
About my appointment to the governorship of Harar and its province (1910)
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Chapter 5
From the time of my marriage up to my appointment as crown-prince and regent plenipotentiary (1911—1916)
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Chapter 6
The reason why the rancour between Ledj Iyasu and myself began
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Chapter 7
From the deposition of Ledj Iyasu on 17th Maskaram 1909 (= 27th Sept. 1916) to the assumption of the crown by Queen Zawditu on 4th Yakatit 1909 (= 11th February 1917)
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Chapter 8
From the coronation of Queen Zawditu up to Ledj Iyasu~s defeat at Wallo and subsequent escape
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Chapter 9
About the dismissal of ministers and the outbreak of an influenza epidemic
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Chapter 10
About Ledj Iyasu~s arrest in Tigre
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Chapter 11
About men who were an obstacle to the work of government by coming between Queen Zawditu and myself
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Chapter 12
About the improvement, by ordinance and proclamation, of internal administration
and about the efforts to allow foreign civilization to enter Ethiopia
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Chapter 13
About Our pressing for Ethiopia~s entry into the League of Nations
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Chapter 14
About Our efforts to free the slaves and the progressive improvement, year by year, in the struggle for their liberation
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Chapter 15
About the honour of invitations extended to Us to visit Europe
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Chapter 16
About Our journey from Alexandria to Paris
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Chapter 17
About Our journey from Paris to Brussels
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Chapter 18
About Our journey from Paris to Rome
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Chapter 19
From Paris to London
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Chapter 20
From Paris to Athens, the Greek capital
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Chapter 21
Returning from Athens home to Ethiopia
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Chapter 22
About the convention for mutual assistance between the British Government, as regards the barrage at Lake Tana, and the Italian Government, as regards the construction of a railway from the border of Eritrea, cutting through the middle of Ethiopia, to Ita
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Chapter 23
About our treaty with Italy concerning port facilities at Assab, the construction of a road, and general amity
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Chapter 24
About Our receiving the dignity of kingship without ceasing to be Heir Apparent and Regent Plenipotentiary
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Chapter 25
About the instigation by the Italians of Ras Gugsa Wale~s rebellion
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Chapter 26
About Our planning and initiating gradual improvements and reforms in the work of the clergy
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Chapter 27
About Our arrangements for the appointment of bishops chosen from among the savants of Ethiopia
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Chapter 28
About Our coronation as Emperor
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Chapter 29
About Our setting up a Constitution
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Chapter 30
A commentary on the Constitution
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Chapter 31
The Italians engage in deceitful propaganda
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Chapter 32
As regards the visit to Us by the
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Chapter 33
About Our setting up a Red Cross Society
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Chapter 34
Our notification of Italy~s aggression
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Chapter 35
We proclaim mobilization
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Chapter 36
Our organization of the southern army
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Chapter 37
About Dejazmatch Hayla Sellasse Gugsa~s treachery
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Chapter 38
We go to Dessie
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Chapter 39
While at Dessie We hear of the dismissal of General de Bono and the appointment of Marshal Badoglio
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Chapter 40
We hear of the rout of the army on Ras Dasta~s front
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Chapter 41
We issue a proclamation for further mobilization
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Chapter 42
Our march from Dessie to Koram
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Chapter 43
Things go well with Our armies in Shire and Tambien
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Chapter 44
Our journey from Koram to the warfront at Maytchaw
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Chapter 45
The battle of Maytchaw
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Chapter 46
Our return to Addis Ababa
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Chapter 47
The decision, on advice, to go abroad
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Chapter 48
From Jibuti to Jerusalem
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Chapter 49
Our journey from Jerusalem to London
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Chapter 50
Our journey to Geneva in quest of justice from the League of Nations
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