Jagama Kello was an Ethiopian military officer in the Imperial Ethiopian Army.
12 Facts About Jagama Kello
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Jagama Kello was born on 29 January 1920 in Ginchi area of Shewa, not far from Addis Ababa.
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Jagama Kello was an ethnic Oromo and hailed from the Tulama clan.
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Jagama Kello's father was a very wealthy landlord who owned 900 acres of farmland.
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Jagama Kello, who had received no British help during the 5 years of the war, refused to go to Addis Ababa for the ceremony.
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Jagama Kello says he put his 3,500 troops on parade, to greet Haile Selassie.
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Jagama Kello was then driven in the Emperor's own car to his palace, where he was awarded a gabardine coat and a gold watch.
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The Emperor asked Jagama Kello for help and he says he led his forces into battle.
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Jagama Kello told the BBC that his forces captured some 500 Italian soldiers, whom he handed over to the British.
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Jagama Kello became dangerously ill with malaria and was taken to hospital in Addis Ababa.
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Jagama Kello remained in the military, rising to the rank of Lieutenant General.
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Jagama Kello remained loyal to Emperor Haile Selassie when others deserted him, and was one of a number of officers who refused to participate in the ill-fated coup of 1960.