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Menelik was in general power hungry brute leader, but shortsighted and lazy.
It is his wife Taitu, who asked Menelik to go to war against Italy. His supporters say only good things about him - which is exagerated to say the least

There is much debate now - whether Menelik was able to lead the war without the participation of the people.

Menelik was betraying Ethiopia when Yohannes IV was ruling. Menelik was a very opportunist bad leader. He collabarated with Mahdists against Emperor Yohnnes who at war with Mahdist 9(Sudanese Muslim fanatics)

Menelik gave some districts of Tigray in 1890 to Italy and signed a friendship agreement with Italy, promising Italy he will not side with Emperor Yohannes in case of war.

1896 after Italy was defeated by Ethiopia, Menelik refused to force Italy leave Eritrea.
Menelik might have been having learning disability, because he had no policies that could have benefited the country

I felt a little unfair about Menelik's role. He was a very ugly and brute womaniser.
He was poisoned by his wife Taitu because he betrayed us. he was just another neggro idiot. We think there is prejudice against Mnelik specially in Tigray, but the rest of the country has also prejudice against Menelik. He was not a hero. The heroes were the people of Ethiopia, who honored the Motherlands Call!

He promised the army large tracts of land after the war, if he becomes victorious.

Why did he gave away Tigray districts to Italy where as he could have simply reunited and put under his own administration - nation building process would have been completed.
He was not a king properly. He was a slave's son and has no etiquette.
War preparation is one thing, but having a love for a people and their belongings another. He was simply an idiot

Dirty man, you are lying
Yohannes's army was much larger and better
Menelik was almost defeated in south Ethiopia