On this day 107 years ago, The Battle of Segale was waged between Lij Iyasu’s supporters and the central power in Addis Ababa. Lij Iyasu’s supporters were defeated and the main belligerent, Ras Mikael, father of Lij Iyasu, was captured. Lij Iyasu remained a fugitive for another 5 years

Oct 27, 1916: The Battle of Segale was waged between Lij Iyasu's supporters and the central power in Addis Ababa. Lij Iyasu's supporters were defeated and the main belligerent, Ras Mikael, father of Lij Iyasu, was captured. Lij Iyasu remained a fugitive for another 5 years

Oct 27, 2014: Journalist Temesgen Desalegn, editor of the independent weekly newspaper Feteh, sentenced to three years in prison for "provocation and dissemination of inaccurate information."