The Massacre of Debre Libanos: Ethiopia 1937
Subtitle: The Story of One of Fascism's Most Shocking Atrocities
Publisher: Addis Ababa University Press
Published: January 1, 2014
ISBN-13: 9789994452514
Description: One of worst crimes committed by Italian fascism during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia was the massacre of the monks of Debre Libanos, on 20 May 1937. Graziani, the fascist Viceroy, then telegraphed from Addis Ababa to Rome, in a secret telegram, that 297 monks had been shot, yet in truth many, many more died. The author, Ian Campbell, is a Development Consultant specializing in East Africa, has been studying Ethiopia's cultural history since he arrived in Addis Ababa in 1988. In this publication he looks at the history of the monastery of Debre Libanos, and in particular the background and history of the massacre and pillaging of the monastery by fascist Italian forces, which killed over a thousand monks. It also includes information on the rounding up of citizens thought to have some association with the monastery and who sere sent to Danane concentration camp, many not surviving.
Table of contents: title: List of Figures; title: List of Maps; title: List of Tables; title: Notes on Transliteration; title: Glossary; title: Acronyms; title: Foreword; title: Introduction; title: Preface; title: Acknowledgements; label: Part I:
title: PRELUDE; label: 1.
title: The Monastery of Debre Libanos; label: 2.
title: Sons of Debre Libanos; label: 3.
title: The Italian Problem; label: Part II:
title: OCCUPATION AND RESISTANCE; label: 4.
title: Dishonourable Conduct; label: 5.
title: “You have fought for your country, so no-one will condemn you”; label: 6.
title: Yekatit 12; label: Part III:
title: THE BEST-LAID PLANS; label: 7.
title: Trouble in the Offing; label: 8.
title: Mission Unaccomplished – Monday 22 February 1937; label: 9.
title: The Final Solution; label: 10.
title: Grand Deception; label: 11.
title: The Case against the Monastery; label: 12.
title: Fire and Fury, Precautions and Premonitions; label: 13.
title: Executions are made at Isolated Places; label: Part IV:
title: THE MASSACRE OF DEBRE LIBANOS; label: 14.
title: Military at the Monastery: Tuesday 18 May; label: 15.
title: All Prisoners to Chagal: Wednesday 19 May; label: 16.
title: The Day of the Saint: Thursday 20 May; label: 17.
title: Death in the Afternoon: Friday 21 May; label: 18.
title: The Grave Diggers: Saturday 22 – Tuesday 25 May; label: 19.
title: Executions at Ingecha: Wednesday 26 May; label: 20.
title: There Remains No Trace: Thursday 27 May; label: 21.
title: Horror at the House of the Cross; label: 22.
title: The Final Toll; label: 23.
title: The Dogs have Martyrs in their Mouths; label: Part V:
title: THE PERSECUTION OF THE HOUSE OF TEKLE HAYMANOT; label: 24.
title: Dangerous Elements: June-September 1937; label: 25.
title: Per Scopi Repressivi; label: 26.
title: A Wind of Change: Policy in Transition; label: 27.
title: Graziani’s Final Fling: October-November 1937; label: Part VI:
title: THE BEGINNING OF THE END; label: 28.
title: A Change of Guard; label: 29.
title: End of “Empire”; label: 30.
title: The Road to Recovery; label: 31.
title: Ill-Gotten Gains; label: 32.
title: Justice Denied; label: 33.
title: Laying the Ghosts; title: Epilogue; title: Appendices; label: I.
title: The Massacre of Debre Libanos: Chronology; label: II.
title: Reflections on the Availability of Information; label: III.
title: A Note on the Italian Telegrammes; label: IV.
title: Telegramme from Mussolini to Graziani, No. 1763, 5 June 1936; label: V.
title: Telegramme from Graziani to Maletti, No. 8922, 19 May 1937; label: VI.
title: Telegramme from Maletti to Graziani, No.34713, 20 May 1937; label: VII.
title: Telegramme from Maletti to Graziani, No. 35048, 22 May 1937; label: VIII.
title: Telegramme from Graziani to Maletti, No. 26609, 24 May 1937; label: IX.
title: Telegramme from Graziani to Lessona, No. 27136, 27 May 1937; label: X.
title: Monastery Staff who Died in the Massacre; title: Bibliography; title: Index