Kebur Zabagna
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The Kebur Zebenya was the Ethiopian imperial guard. Also known as the First Division, this unit served the dual purposes of providing security for the Emperor of Ethiopia, and being an elite infantry
Members of the Kebur Zabagna
Members of the Imperial Guard during the state visit by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands to Ethiopia, 1969
1960 Ethiopian coup attempt
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A coup d'état was attempted against Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia on 13 December 1960 by the Council of the Revolution, a cabal of four conspirators led by brothers Germame Neway and Brigadier Ge
Kebur Zabagna
…30 and some had M1911 .45 ACP pistols. "It remained the elite force of the empire," notes historian Bahru Zewde, "until discredited in the wake of the attempted coup of 1960." That unsuccessful coup had been planned by its commander Brigadier-General Mengistu Neway, and his brother Germame Neway. In 1961 it numbered nine…
Guenete Leul Palace in 2018, one of the scenes of the failed coup
A bullet hole from the 1960 coup, on a mirror in a display of furniture from Haile Selassie's palace (Ethnological Museum, Addis Ababa)
General Mengistu Neway 1919 1961