Seventh German Inner Africa Research Expedition
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Seventh German Inner Africa Research Expedition
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The Seventh German Inner Africa Research Expedition was led by German ethnologist and archaeologist Leo Frobenius in October 1914-March 1915. Though referred to as the seventh of Frobenius' scientific expeditions to Africa it was a front for a German military espionage mission to Ethiopia. The objective was to restore communications with the German legation at Addis Ababa; persuade Ethiopian Emperor Lij Iyasu to support the Central Powers in the First World War and to proceed to Anglo-Egyptian S
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German espionage mission to Ethiopia, 1915
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh_German_Inner_Africa_Research_Expedition
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2019-07-06T21:07:12Z
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2024-09-02T02:30:40Z
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