While Iyasu had been deposed on 27 September 1916, on 8 October he managed to escape into the Ogaden Desert and his father, "Negus" Mikael of Wollo, had time to come to his aid.
While Iyasu had been deposed on 27 September 1916, on 8 October the "coup d'etat" went awry. Iyasu managed to escape into the Ogaden Desert and his father, "Negus" Mikael of Wollo, had time to come to his aid.