Abba Jofir
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Moti Abba Jofir Abba Dula was king of the Gibe
Kingdom of Jimma
(reigned 1932). He was the grandson of Abba Jifar II
.
When Abba Jifar II grew senile in his later years, Abba Jofir attempted to seize the throne of the Kingdom of Jimma. However, Emperor Haile Selassie responded quickly and sent military forces against Abba Jofir, and brought Abba Jofir back to Addis Ababa
, where he was imprisoned.
Following the Italian invasion
, he was made governor over part of the Italian East Africa
n province of Galla-Sidamo. He proved useful to the occupiers, helping with Italian propaganda broadcasts to the Arabic-speaking world; in return, they allowed him a bodyguard of ten armed men, a privilege given to few Ethiopians during the occupation. Following the Italian defeat in 1942, he was put back into prison. Herbert S. Lewis described his situation in 1960: "having been given amnesty, he lives in what is left of the crumbling palace in Jiren
, his movements circumscribed and watched."
Gibe region
The Gibe region is used to indicate a historic region in modern southwestern Ethiopia, to the west of the Gibe and Omo Rivers, and north of the Gojeb...
Kingdom of Jimma
Kingdom of Jimma
The Kingdom of Jimma was one of the kingdoms in the Gibe region of Ethiopia that emerged in the 19th century. It shared its western border with Limmu-Ennarea, its eastern border with the Sidamo kingdom of Janjero, and was separated from the Kingdom of Kaffa to the south by the Gojeb River. Jimma...
(reigned 1932). He was the grandson of Abba Jifar II
Abba Jifar II
Moti Abba Jifar II was King of the Gibe Kingdom of Jimma .-Reign:Abba Jifar II was the son of Abba Gomol and Queen Gumiti...
.
When Abba Jifar II grew senile in his later years, Abba Jofir attempted to seize the throne of the Kingdom of Jimma. However, Emperor Haile Selassie responded quickly and sent military forces against Abba Jofir, and brought Abba Jofir back to Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...
, where he was imprisoned.
Following the Italian invasion
Second Italo-Abyssinian War
The Second Italo–Abyssinian War was a colonial war that started in October 1935 and ended in May 1936. The war was fought between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy and the armed forces of the Ethiopian Empire...
, he was made governor over part of the Italian East Africa
Italian East Africa
Italian East Africa was an Italian colonial administrative subdivision established in 1936, resulting from the merger of the Ethiopian Empire with the old colonies of Italian Somaliland and Italian Eritrea. In August 1940, British Somaliland was conquered and annexed to Italian East Africa...
n province of Galla-Sidamo. He proved useful to the occupiers, helping with Italian propaganda broadcasts to the Arabic-speaking world; in return, they allowed him a bodyguard of ten armed men, a privilege given to few Ethiopians during the occupation. Following the Italian defeat in 1942, he was put back into prison. Herbert S. Lewis described his situation in 1960: "having been given amnesty, he lives in what is left of the crumbling palace in Jiren
Jiren
Jiren was the capital of a large Oromo kingdom of Ethiopia until the late 19th century. It lies today in the northern suburbs of the city of Jimma in the Oromia Region.-History:...
, his movements circumscribed and watched."