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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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