JUNE 1755
Emperor Iyasu II died of illness in June 1755. (Henze 106)
JUNE 1936
In 1930, Haile Selassie I became emperor. He established a constitution in 1931 and proclaimed a parliament to serve as a popular forum. However, this parliament had little authority for in 1935 the Italians invaded Ethiopia. On 30 June, 1936, on his way to exile in England, the emperor appeared before the League of Nations and argued that if collective security were not invoked, war would follow. He returned to Ethiopia with British troops in 1941, when the Italians were expelled.
JUNE 1940
Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was forced to move his troops into Ethiopia on June of 1940 to begin a war. After the defeat of Emperor Haile Selassie in 1936, a great resistance was in active by Arbenyotches, or patriots. The concentration of Italian troops was increased instead of planned deductions. Observing the situation in Ethiopia silently, Britain decided to declare Emperor Haile Selassie an ally, who was in exile in England. Britain pledged aid and assigned British officer Colonel Daniel Sanford to advise the Patriots against the Italians in Mission 101. His efforts led to the unification of many Ethiopian descent rivals.
