[War] Ethiopia "Setting Up"

[Dylan de Valk]

"Setting Up"
January.20/2013
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Ethiopia

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 "Shit.  You hear some head honcho in Japan was assassinated?"  Dirma
Zembagis commented as he watched tv in his relatively new office.

"No sir, I did not.  Perhaps the new Japanese leader will create a more
stable situation in time."  That was Dirma's secretary, Giorgios Kantela.
He was Dirma's old secretary from the days when Dirma was campaigning
outside of office.

"Perhaps."  Dirma wasn't one to waste words.  "Draft a memo and send our
condolences, for what they're worth.  Oh, and fire a copy by President
Wolde-Giorgis and Foreign Minister Lomego."

 Sugal Lomego was a close friend to Dirma and had been for many years.  Both
of them had worked on the railway connecting Addis Ababa to Djibouti years
ago and had stayed in touch since then.  Lomego had been shooed into a seat
in the HoPR along with many other friends of Dirma during the last
election.  Now, he was foreign minister at age 49 after a lifetime of
investing and business.

This profile was a pretty standard fit for many, and indeed most, of Dirma's
cabinet.  Met through business, stayed in touch, and now, dabbling in
politics.  They were a close bunch, and the Prime Minister insisted they be
on first name terms, hence why he preferred to be referred to as Dirma.

On the other hand, many considered the President, Girma Wolde-Giorgis, to be
a little old school.  His term due to finish in the next few months, the
little power alotted to the President of Ethiopia had dissappeared, and he
had become a lame-duck.  Not that it really mattered much, since as Prime
Minister, Dirma Zembagis held the real reigns of power.

Later in the day, Dirma would address a joint session of the HoPR and HoF
and attended by all the bigwigs.  He would outline once again his agenda,
and would additionally propose a non-binding referendum first among
legislators and then for the people on whether the Imperial Family should be
invited back to serve as head of state, instead of the Presidential Office.
If the referendum passes, the government would officially invite the
Imperial family back.  He thought, and hoped, there was a good chance it
would go through.  Dirma was of the opinion that Ethoipia needed to both
embrace new ideas and technology, and to also embrace its long past and
traditions.  And part of those traditions, was the Emperor.  Besides, only
great nations had Emperors.

Ethiopia had had a turbulent history in general. Although only once being
occupied by a foreign power, the Italians during WWII, the country had only
just started climbing out of the traditional way of life.  Extreme poverty
combined with droughts had kept the country vulnerable to famines.  Now
though, this was starting to change.  With the population and economy
growing rapidly, the country was changing rapidly.

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Actions
1] Introduce the new Prime Minister and a couple people in his entourage.
2] Send Ethiopia's condolences to Japan.
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