EAN: 9783347683983

GREED FOR GOLD - KURT J JAEGER KARTONIERT (TB)

Since Biblical times and throughout the Solomonic succession  Ethiopia's gold mines have
continuously been in the respective rulers' hands. Therefore  raids on the gold shipments to
the capital were always a significant problem. Marauding bandits known as 'Shiftas' had
captured large amounts of modern firearms from the dissolving Italian military colonial forces
in 1941  thus dramatically raising the risk of such transports. Most directly affected was the
gold mine of Shakiso in the region of Sidamo. With the end of the war and the return of Emperor
Haile Selassie  that goldmine was once again highly productive under the supervision of a new
expatriate manager. As a result  the mine's yield increased  and the gold bullion shipments to
Addis Ababa started again at regular intervals. With copious and regular plunder available  the
raids of the 'Shiftas' became increasingly bold. A runway for airplanes near the mine seemed to
be the answer. But that too was fraught with problems during the tropical rainy season-and air
transport brought yet another problem when a pilot  moved by the love of a woman  decided to
steal the bullion on his last flight. Long-forgotten fuel reserves on a former airfield of the
Italians allow him a stopover to leave Ethiopia far behind and out of the authorities' reach.
However  on that day  a front of thunderstorms between him and the fuel supplies rapidly
developed. In this situation  doubts about the success of the hazardous venture seem
appropriate.

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