- The
Kebur Zebenya (Amharic: ክቡር ዘበኛ, romanized: kəbur zãbãňňya, lit. 'honorable guard') was the
Ethiopian imperial guard. Also
known as the
First Division...
- wrinkled' CəC(C)əC – bǝlǝh 'intelligent, smart'; dǝbbǝq 'hidden' CəC(C)uC –
kǝbur 'worthy, dignified'; ṭǝqur 'black'; qəddus 'holy' -äñña – hayl-äñña 'powerful'...
- was
created under Ras
Tafari Makonnen, in 1917, with the
formation of the
Kebur Zabagna, the
imperial guard. The
economy consisted of
centuries old barter...
-
brothers Germame Neway and
Brigadier General Mengistu Neway,
commander of the
Kebur Zabagna (Imperial Guard), that
sought to
overthrow the
Emperor during a...
-
Surplus mod.1915 and mod.1918/30 were
bought from
Italy and
issued to the
Kebur Zabagna,
possibly some were also
shipped to
Eritrea and
captured by the...
- War I era Fiat 3000 tanks. The best
Ethiopian units were the emperor's "
Kebur Zabagna" (Imperial Guard),
which were well-trained and
better equipped than...
-
mission to
train and
modernize the
Ethiopian military,
which included the
Kebur Zabagna. The unit was
organized in
three battalions of
trained regular infantry...
- and
musical department of the
Imperial army.
During his
tenure with the
Kebur Zabagna,
Gibreab wrote several plays, many as a
source of
education for...
- Mekonnen, the army was modernized. He
created an
Imperial Bodyguard, the
Kebur Zabagna, in 1917 from the
earlier Mahal Safari who had
traditionally attended...
- coup attempt:
While Emperor Haile Sel****ie of
Ethiopia visits Brazil, his
Kebur Zabagna (Imperial Bodyguard)
leads a
military coup
against his rule, proclaiming...
