Complex sentence: Shortly before his ouster, Iyasu removed Mersha from his post at the railway company and as chief of Issa territory and appointed Neggadras Abubakar Mahammad, another important historic figure in Ethiopian history.
Split into simpler sentences: Shortly before his ouster, Iyasu removed Mersha from his post at the railway company and as chief of Issa territory. In his place he appointed Neggadras Abubakar Mahammad, another important historic figure in Ethiopian history.