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Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie Haile-Selassie, President
Our Beloved Country,
Ethiopia
Where do we go from here?
A Statement from the Crown Council of Ethiopia by its President,
His Imperial Highness Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie Haile-Selassie
November 4, 2020
On behalf of
the Crown Council of Ethiopia, I extend my deepest
and heartfelt condolences to all the families who,
because of the violence of recent days in our
homeland, have had to bury their relatives and loved
ones. We grieve with those who must continue
mourning as the brutal murderers have yet to be
arrested. We are disheartened to know so many
innocent lives are being taken and our beloved
country has now declared war with itself.
We
have read, seen, and heard the cries of our people
who have been targeted for their ethnic identity and
religion; for being Amhara, Oromo, Tigrayan,
Wolayta, Afar, or any other ethnic group has been
Ethiopia’s cultural magnificence. Identifying as
Christian Orthodox, Catholic, Pentecostal, Muslim,
or Animist is what makes Ethiopia’s historical
majesty. Many seem to have forgotten our history, as
Ethiopia was the country which preserved Islam with
pride and dignity. The First Hijrah was the first
migration of Prophet Muhammed followers as they fled
from the persecution and took refuge in the
Christian Kingdom of Aksum, today’s Ethiopia and
Eritrea.
It is important to
remember that Ethiopia was also formed on the
communal harmony of nations striving together to
protect their combined territory and peoples, all
the while toiling to develop a diverse society,
greater with each generation of Ethiopians.
We often refer to the
great Battle of Adwa as the African Victory. This is
because history was never gracious to Africa, and
Ethiopia was the only country able to fight its
enemies and gain victory. Adwa was a reminder of the
power of solidarity and unity. Remembering Atse
Menelik’s vision to bring warriors such as Ras
Alula, Ras Darge Sahle Selassie, Ras Tekle Haymanot,
Ras Mikael, Fitawrari Habte Giorgis Dinagde, Ras
Yohannas Mengesha; with Dejeazmach Balcha Aba Nefso
by his side to win a war. It was a war which was a
testimony to the leadership by all in this noble
endeavor. These dignified leaders from the many
great Peoples of Ethiopia saw the importance of
unity. They did not dwell on their separate
ethnicities or religious beliefs. The vision of each
was one of a collective freedom and the agreement to
have one overarching government body to preserve
territorial diversity, dignity, and union.
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Interview of HIH Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie Haile-Selassie
President of the Crown Council of Ethiopia
October 14 2020

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interview
HRH Princess Zuriash Gebre-Egsiabher, 1930-2020
A Statement from the Crown Council of Ethiopia by its President,
His Imperial Highness Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie Haile-Selassie
September 23, 2020

It is with great sadness that we share the passing in London this
month of our be-loved cousin, Her Royal Highness Prin-cess Zuriash
Gebre-Egsiabher.
Princess Zuriash was a granddaughter of
Empress Menen. She was married for thir-ty eight years to Prince
Asrate Kassa. The Princess was a joyful and vivacious per-sonality
who had a full life, enjoying both God’s grace and the tests of
life. The Prin-cess was a dutiful wife and mother who also served
alongside her husband in the various administrative roles he had
under the Imperial Government, including as Viceroy of Eritrea.
Princess Zuriash, pictured here with Prince Asrate Kassa, was to
suffer impris-onment without charge like most of her relatives for
thirteen years under the brutal military dictatorship of the Derg.
Her husband, Prince Asrate Kassa, was also exe-cuted without any
charge by the military junta, along with sixty high ranking
offi-cials of the Imperial Government.
The Princess was
devout and resilient. Her difficult journey in life, especially
dur-ing the darkest times, did not shadow her faith or love. She was
blessed to see many grandchildren.
We pray that God comforts
her children and grandchildren, and may the Almighty receive her
soul so that she may Rest In Peace.
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Sultan Hanfareh Ali Mira, 1946-2020
A Statement from the Crown Council of Ethiopia by its President,
His Imperial Highness Prince Ermias Sahle-Selassie Haile-Selassie
September 23, 2020

On behalf of the Crown Council, it is with deep sadness that we
learnt of the passing of Sultan Hafareh (Humphrey) Ali Mira. We join
his family and all the Afar people, as well as all those who love
the Afar people in Ethiopia and worldwide, in mourning his passing.
May God rest his soul and comfort his people and family in these
difficult times.
The Sultan, who was enthroned in 2011, was
a quiet man whose courage, intelli-gence, and foresight won him many
admirers around the world. His courageous fight alongside his father
against the Derg in Ethiopia is much admired, and proved to be on
the correct side of history. It was against all odds that he chose
to fight the Derg, but his principled stand, along with his father,
will always be remembered in Ethiopian history.
The Sultan
did not rest after this victory. He wanted to serve his people in
the post-Derg Ethiopia, and to that end he worked selflessly to
bring his people new free-doms and development. The Sultan was a
perceptive man who could not stand by and watch as his people as
they began to suffer again under a yet another corrupt dictatorship.
He was always on the side of his people and the larger Ethiopian
fam-ily. He was fortunate to witness the beginnings of reform and
greater freedoms for the Ethiopian people yet again.
May his
memory be an inspiration and continuance guidance for his people and
Ethiopia.
God bless his soul.
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