PATRIOT CUM DIPLOMAT; RAS WUBNEH’S CAREER REINTERPRETED

Abstract

By using archival, oral and written secondary sources, the thesis gives an analysis of the biography of Grazemac (later Ras) Wubänh in general and his diplomatic role in particular to defend his country against the aggressor and the sacrifice paid by the patriots around him in the period of conventional and guirella war. The genesis and the development of the resistance under the beginner of grazemac (later Ras), the various engagements that made by grazemac (later Ras) Wubnäh to defend his region and country, his diplomatic leadership and organization and the vertical and the horizontal relationship between the patriots are also discussed. Grazemac (later Ras) Wubnäh’s foriegn diplomatic journey also included in the thesis. Moreover, the valuable diplomatic role of Grazemac (later Ras) Wubnäh in the home coming of the emperor, The thesis found that in a series of his diplomatic efforts, Britain and Sudan have played a key role in supporting Ethiopia's struggle for independence, as well as his role in rescuing Ethiopian refugees in Sudan from Italian oppression. In particular, he demonstrates his diplomatic prowess in the patriotic struggle. The thesis also examines the diplomatic effects that Wubnäh contributed to the day after independence.