Abba Jofir

Abba Jofir

Moti Abba Jofir was king of the Gibe Kingdom of Jimma (reigned 1932). He was the grandson of Abba Jifar II.

When Abba Jifar II grew senile in his later years, Abba Jofir attempted to seize the throne of the Kingdom of Jimma. However, Emperor Haile Selassie responded quickly and sent military forces against Abba Jofir, and brought Abba Jofir back to Addis Ababa, where he was imprisoned. [Paul B. Henze, "Layers of Time, A History of Ethiopia" (New York: Palgrave, 2000), p. 208]

Following the Italian invasion, he was made governor over part of the Italian East African province of Galla-Sidama, but after the Italian defeat in 1942, he was put back into prison. Herbert S. Lewis described his situation in 1960: "having been given amnesty, he lives in what is left of the crumbling palace in Jiren, his movements circumscribed and watched." [Herbert S. Lewis, "A Galla Monarchy: Jimma Abba Jifar, Ethiopia" (Madison, Wisconsin, 1965), p. 46.]

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Succession |office=Kingdom of Jimma
preceded=Abba Jifar II
succeeded=none


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