Who appointed Lij Iyasu as successor to the Ethiopian throne?
His Father
Menelik II
Zewditu I
Himself
Answer
Menelik II appointed Lij Iyasu as successor to the Ethiopian throne in 1909. Iyasu was the son of Menelik II's wife, Empress Taytu Betul, and was therefore the heir apparent to the throne. Menelik II died in 1913, and Iyasu ascended to the throne as Emperor Iyasu V. However, Iyasu's reign was short-lived, and he was deposed in 1916 by a group of nobles who opposed his rule.
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