Standing somewhere between 5’2 and 5’4 and sporting a short afro, the King of the then feudal empire of Ethiopia made his way to the podium. He readied himself to make a solemnly impassioned plea to the gathered body to aid his country against an invasion from Mussolini’s fascist Italy. A group of fascist Italian journalists waited for the Emperor to touch the stage. The Fascist Italian journalists in attendance broke out with loud jeers as the exiled Ethiopian leader began to speak. The Ethiopian offensive was eventually halted and rain of poisonous gas devastated Ethiopia and its population.

Source: Ethiopian News October 03, 2017 21:11 UTC