military, however, remained loyal to the Emperor, and rushed to Addis Ababa and crushed the coup, although many of the hostages, including Ras Abebe Aregai, were killed by machine-gun fire as the army stormed the Genetta Leul palace on 17 December. Although the leaders of the coup had fled, most of them did not outlive the Ras by more than a week. Notes 1903 births 1960 deaths 1960 murders in Ethiopia 20th-century Ethiopian politicians Assassinated Ethiopian politicians Assassinated heads of government Deaths by firearm in Ethiopia Defence ministers of Ethiopia Ethiopian murder victims Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Grand Crosses of the Order of the White Lion Kidnapped politicians Prime Ministers of Ethiopia Interior ministers of Ethiopia Ethiopian nobility Kidnapped Ethiopian people People murdered in Ethiopia Kidnappings in Ethiopia 1960s assassinated politicians