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See This Cute Ethiopian Prince Who Was Kidnaped By British by Nobody: 3:56pm On Oct 29, 2017
Prince Alemayehu

- He was born in April 23, 1861 AD (16/8/1853 in Ethiopian calendar).
- He was the son of Emperor Tewodros II
- He was taken to Britain at the age of 6
- He died at the age of 18 in November 14, 1879 AD (5/3/1872 Ethiopian calendar).

For more info, check:-
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Alemayehu

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Re: See This Cute Ethiopian Prince Who Was Kidnaped By British by Nobody: 4:13pm On Oct 29, 2017
1st and 2nd photos are Him with Queen Victoria and Captain Tristram Speedy respectively.

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Re: See This Cute Ethiopian Prince Who Was Kidnaped By British by Kalashnikov102(m): 4:43pm On Oct 29, 2017
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Re: See This Cute Ethiopian Prince Who Was Kidnaped By British by Nobody: 4:52pm On Oct 29, 2017
Hati13:
1st and 2nd photos are Him with Queen Victoria Captain Tristram Speedy respectively
Was he returned?
Re: See This Cute Ethiopian Prince Who Was Kidnaped By British by Nobody: 6:03pm On Oct 29, 2017
Muafrika2:

Was he returned?
No, but the current Gov't had asked British to return it.
Re: See This Cute Ethiopian Prince Who Was Kidnaped By British by Nobody: 6:08pm On Oct 29, 2017
Hati13:

No, but the current Gov't had asked British to return it.
They killed him. Probably for their primitive freemasonry Rites. These people were in the habit of chopping off the heads of any African leader that resisted them and sending it back to their queen. There was Koitalel Arap Samoei in Kenya whose head was never returned.
Re: See This Cute Ethiopian Prince Who Was Kidnaped By British by Nobody: 6:21pm On Oct 29, 2017
Muafrika2:

They killed him. Probably for their primitive freemasonry Rites. These people were in the habit of chopping off the heads of any African leader that resisted them and sending it back to their queen. There was Koitalel Arap Samoei in Kenya whose head was never returned.
I don't think they killed him. Queen Victoria and his caretaker liked him. The Queen had written about her sadnesses in her diary when he died. I'm not trying to see the British were good ppl (I know they are the worst of all worsts).

I didn't know that the British were beheading their opponents back then, but like I said, they are the evil of all evils.

Was Koitalel Arap Samoei a leader of Kenya resistance against the British colonialism?

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Re: See This Cute Ethiopian Prince Who Was Kidnaped By British by Nobody: 6:53pm On Oct 29, 2017
Hati13:

I don't think they killed him. Queen Victoria and his caretaker liked him. The Queen had written about her sadnesses in her diary when he died. I'm not trying to see the British were good ppl (I know they are the worst of all worsts).

I didn't know that the British were beheading their opponents back then, but like I said, they are the evil of all evils.

Was Koitalel Arap Samoei a leader of Kenya resistance against the British colonialism?
They took him for a purpose. If they loved him they would not separate him from HIS throne!

Don't be fooled by their tears. Its how we signed over our "protection" to them. Ethiopia wasnt one of those countries. They came preaching, then told us they just wanted to protect us. That's how we became protectorates. Followed fast by colonies!!

(Have you ever gotten attached to an animal that you planned to kill for food) Am not equating the good prince with an animal. Just an example.

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Re: See This Cute Ethiopian Prince Who Was Kidnaped By British by Nobody: 6:56pm On Oct 29, 2017
Koitalel is a legend. Resisted for 10 years. He was both a diviner and political ruler of the Kalenjin. The British finally pretended they wanted to make peace with him. It was a trap. They killed him and cut off his head and sent it to their land.

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Re: See This Cute Ethiopian Prince Who Was Kidnaped By British by Cuddlebugie(f): 7:51pm On Oct 29, 2017
Virtually all pictures of his have him looking sad. One can only imagine the tragic life the young prince lived.

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Re: See This Cute Ethiopian Prince Who Was Kidnaped By British by Nobody: 8:45pm On Oct 29, 2017
Muafrika2:

They took him for a purpose. If they loved him they would not separate him from HIS throne!

Don't be fooled by their tears. Its how we signed over our "protection" to them. Ethiopia wasnt one of those countries. They came preaching, then told us they just wanted to protect us. That's how we became protectorates. Followed fast by colonies!!

(Have you ever gotten attached to an animal that you planned to kill for food) Am not equating the good prince with an animal. Just an example.
You said the truth

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Re: See This Cute Ethiopian Prince Who Was Kidnaped By British by Nobody: 8:53pm On Oct 29, 2017
Muafrika2:
Koitalel is a legend. Resisted for 10 years. He was both a diviner and political ruler of the Kalenjin. The British finally pretended they wanted to make peace with him. It was a trap. They killed him and cut off his head and sent it to their land.
How much percent of the present day Kenya did the then Kalenjin kingdom covered?

And do you guys consider him as a national hero?
Re: See This Cute Ethiopian Prince Who Was Kidnaped By British by RedboneSmith(m): 9:54pm On Oct 29, 2017
Cuddlebugie:
Virtually all pictures of his[b] have him looking sad[/b]. One can only imagine the tragic life the young prince lived.

It does seem like he was a sad lad.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Alemayehu

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Re: See This Cute Ethiopian Prince Who Was Kidnaped By British by Cuddlebugie(f): 10:12pm On Oct 29, 2017
RedboneSmith:


It does seem like he was a sad lad.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Alemayehu
That was an interesting read. Thanks for sharing the link.
I wonder why, after these many years, his remains haven't been sent back to Ethiopia.
Re: See This Cute Ethiopian Prince Who Was Kidnaped By British by Nobody: 4:43am On Oct 30, 2017
Hati13:

How much percent of the present day Kenya did the then Kalenjin kingdom covered?

And do you guys consider him as a national hero?
The Kalenjin territory covered a substantial part of the rift valley province. Its a very fertile area.

We do.
Re: See This Cute Ethiopian Prince Who Was Kidnaped By British by Nobody: 3:25am On Oct 31, 2017
Kinda reminds me of Olaudah Equiano/Gustavus Vassa, though Equiano lived longer.

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