On May 28, 1934, Ethiopian diplomats addressed the League of Nations warning of Italy’s growing militarization on its border—a plea ignored by European powers. This address was one of Ethiopia’s final attempts to prevent the 1935 Italian invasion under Mussolini. The League’s inaction would later expose the racial and imperial biases in international diplomacy. For many in the African diaspora, Ethiopia represented uncolonized Black sovereignty. Its appeals on May 28 foreshadowed the betrayal that fueled Pan-African resistance across the world. The date remains a solemn reminder of international complicity in African oppression, and the enduring symbolism of Ethiopian independence.
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