Illinois SR 572: RECOGNIZES-ADWA DAY

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SR0572LRB104 17016 LAW 30431 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to 

3recognize Adwa Day on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of 

4the Battle of Adwa on March 2, 2026; and

5 WHEREAS, Adwa Day is an Ethiopian national holiday 

6celebrated on March 2nd each year by more than 130 million 

7people in Ethiopia and throughout the Ethiopian Diaspora; and

8 WHEREAS, Adwa Day commemorates the pivotal Battle of Adwa, 

9where a militia of more than 100,000 men and women decisively 

10fought off European colonialism in the mountain town of Adwa, 

11Ethiopia on March 2, 1896; and

12 WHEREAS, Emperor Menelik II and his shrewd wife, Empress 

13Taitu, successfully united the ethnic provincial groups of 

14Tigray, Gonder, Wello, Oromo, Gojjam, and parts of modern-day 

15Eritrea, people spread across more than 1,000 miles of 

16differing altitudes and terrain, during a time of ethnic 

17division in order to defend Ethiopia's freedom and 

18independence; and

19 WHEREAS, Emperor Menelik II miraculously mobilized troops 

20from all over Ethiopia, while Empress Taitu created the 

21blueprint that led to the overwhelming defeat of the army of 

SR0572- 2 -LRB104 17016 LAW 30431 r

1the Kingdom of Italy, which was seeking to establish a 

2colonial empire in East Africa at the time; and

3 WHEREAS, As Ethiopian men served in cavalries and 

4infantries while armed with rifles, spears, and swords, 

5Ethiopian women secured water and food, supplied medical care 

6to the injured, acted as prison guards and morale boosters, 

7provided intelligence as spies, and walked with the armies for 

8over 600 miles to protect and defend their country as a family, 

9ensuring Ethiopia's victory; and

10 WHER