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Gugsa was arrested "on a murder charge so patently false that he ultimately regained his freedom." By late April, he was in chains in Addis Ababa and "no longer a potential threat to the government". This confinement proved to be cruel. According to Prouty, Gugsa "was kept in chains for so long that
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Empress
Zewditu and Gugsa were restored to good graces. But the Shewan leadership, leery of a resurgence of the influence of Dowager Empress Taitu and her family, forced Gugsa to separate from Zewditu and he was sent to Gondar where he served once again as Governor of Begemder. Gugsa also served as
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Begemder Province. Prouty indicates that this alliance allowed Empress Taytu to extend her influence over this important province. Despite the political nature of this marriage, the two were happy. However, in 1909, Gugsa was summoned to
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and an earlier wife. They were married in 1900, sixteen years before her elevation to
Empress. Gugsa was her fourth husband. With his marriage to Zewditu, Gugsa was immediately promoted to
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two monarchs, even with one being the vassal and the other the
Emperor (in this case Empress), had never occupied the same location as their seat. Conservatives, including
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aristocracy agreed that their authority, positions and honors depended on obeying
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Gugsa came close to becoming the power behind the throne during the intrigue that characterized the years of
Emperor
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Iyasu as the successor. Despite this setback, Gugsa initially supported the resulting status quo: when
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against Iyasu resulted in his being deposed and
Zewditu being proclaimed Empress. Iyasu's father,
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his legs became swollen and the metal cut into his flesh". Zewditu begged Iyasu's short-lived
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towards the capital, but, on 31 March, he was met near the border by the Army of the Center (
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who was sent to suppress this threat, helping him to defeat
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Gugsa was born in Marto Gonder Province. He was the son of
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in Italian books and encyclopedias), was an Ethiopian
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became heir to the throne and Regent of the Empire.
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441:coup d'état
402:Abate Bwalu
352:Addis Ababa
323:Bairu Tafla
319:Yohannes IV
301:Taytu Betul
294:Welle Betul
253:Gugsa Welle
149:Nationality
139:Debre Zebit
39:Gugsa Welle
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645:Menelik II
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343:Menelek II
305:Kefey Wale
257:Gugsa Wale
182:Allegiance
73:Menelik II
18:Gugsa Wale
551:Citations
529:Footnotes
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399:Dejazmach
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283:Biography
171:Zewditu I
161:Ethiopian
98:Zewditu I
77:Zewditu I
691:Marcus,
678:Marcus,
665:Prouty,
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542:Princess
502:See also
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327:Begemder
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339:Zewditu
316:Emperor
298:Empress
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