Yisma Nigus
Yisma Nigus[a] (or Yisma Negus) is an Ethiopian historical site where the Treaty of Wuchale[b] was signed by Menelik II (King of Shewa, later Emperor of Ethiopia) and Count Pietro Antonelli of Italy on 2 May 1889. Disputes over the treaty would later lead to the First Italo-Ethiopian War.[1][2][3]
It is located in South Wollo, Ethiopia, about 6 km away from a town of Wuchale.[4][5][6][2][7][3][8]
11°29′17″N 39°37′16″E / 11.487937°N 39.621123°E
References[edit]
- ^ Giglio, Carlo (July 1965). "Article 17 of the Treaty of Uccialli". The Journal of African History. 6 (2): 221. doi:10.1017/s0021853700005636. ISSN 0021-8537.
- ^ a b Amhara Mass Media Agency, ይስማ ንጉስ ለዓድዋ ጦርነት መነሻ የሆነ ቦታ ነው፡፡, retrieved 2019-01-28
- ^ a b The Ethiopian Herald, “Adwa Victory Handing Down the Values” 2 March 2018
- ^ Rubenson, Sven (July 1964). "The Protectorate Paragraph of the Wichalē Treaty". The Journal of African History. 5 (2): 243. doi:10.1017/s0021853700004837. ISSN 0021-8537.
- ^ Amhara Mass Media Agency. A television program aired on 1 March 2018.
- ^ Fana Broadcasting Corporate; an article posted on 28 February 2018
- ^ The Ethiopian Herald, “Amhara State Developing Yisma Nigus” 1 March 2017
- ^ The Ethiopian Herald, “Honoring the values of Adwa Victory & # 39; s for a Better Tomorrow” 8 March 2018