" On a similar note, the Ethiopian historian-anglophile Bahru Zewde observed that " few events in the modern period have brought Ethiopia to the attention of the world as has the victory at Adwa ;".

* Bahru Zewde ( 1991 ) A history of modern Ethiopia, 1855-1974, Eastern African studies series, London: Currey, ISBN 0-85255-066-9

Professor Bahru Zewde notes that Mengistu was distinguished by a " special ability to size up situations and persons ".

The Ethiopian historian Bahru Zewde describes Iyasu's reign as " one of the most enigmatic in Ethiopian history.

One source believes he received his earliest education in Italian schools in Asmara and Keren, although Bahru Zewde believes he studied at the Swedish mission school in Asmara.

According to Bahru Zewde, Lorenzo came into conflict with the powerful Tsehafi Taezaz (" Minister of the Pen ") Wolde Giyorgis Wolde Yohannes, who had him appointed to the ceremonial President of the Chamber of Deputies ( 1943 – 1944 ), then ambassador to the Soviet Union ( November 1944 ) -- effectively exiled from the center of power, then a delegate to the Paris Peace Conference ( May 1946 ); after being in Sweden for only a month, he died in a hospital in Stockholm.

As Bahru Zewde observes, " With that, the illusion that the revolution would remain bloodless was exploded.

" It appears that the general had outlived his usefulness ," Bahru Zewde concludes, " and was in fact becoming an obstacle to the Derg's exercise of power.

The Ethiopian academic Bahru Zewde, although writing over 20 years later is physically much closer to the scene, and states simply the dead " were readily picked up and summarily shot.

According to Bahru Zewde, " senior officers were deemed too compromised by close association to the regime.

" It is commonly stated that the Derg consisted of 120 soldiers, a statement which has gained wide acceptance due to the habitual secretiveness of the Derg in its early years ; however Bahru Zewde notes that " in actual fact, their number was less than 110 ", and Aregawi Berhe mentions two different sources which record 109 persons as being members of the Derg.

On the other hand, Bahru Zewde is of the opinion that " Aklilu's impact on Ethiopian politics is not so easily identifiable.

The revolt was brutally suppressed ; as Bahru Zewde notes, " Armed mostly with spears and swords, the peasants confronted a well-equipped enemy composed of land-lords and government troops.

According to Bahru Zewde, British interest in the concession was due, in part, to the attraction of " tapping the allegedly fabulous commercial potential of Western Ethiopia and drawing the whole region into the economic orbit of the Sudan ", but also intended " to be a brilliant British countermove to avert the virtual commercial hegemony in Ethiopia that the Jibouti-Addis Ababa Railway seemed to promise the French.

Both Bahru Zewde and Paul B. Henze consider his reign as Ras and Enderase as the peak of the Yejju Oromo power during the Zemene Mesafint.

Celcom's 3G service was launched on May 17, 2005, in conjunction with the World Telecommunications Day, and has covered major towns such as Klang Valley, Penang, Melaka, Johor Bahru, Genting Highlands and Kulim Hi-Tech Industrial Park at initial roll out.

He was born in Johor Bahru, Johor on February 12, 1922 to Dato Onn Jaafar and Datin Halimah Hussein.

A series of Malay congresses were held, culminating in the formation of the nationalist party, UMNO on May 10, 1946 at the Third Malay Congress in Johor Bahru, with Datuk Onn Jaafar as its leader.

Temenggong Ibrahim renamed Tanjung Puteri as Iskandar Puteri إسكندر ڤوتري in 1858 ; His son and successor, Temenggong Abu Bakar ( Sultan from 1885 ) renamed it Johor Bahru from Iskandar Puteri during the grand opening of Istana Besar Johor on 1 January 1866.

The Japanese army invaded Johor Bahru on 31 January 1942, during the Battle of Malaya ; the Sultan's residence at Istana Bukit Serene became the Japanese military's preparatory base for their conquest of Singapore.

By the early 1990s, Johor Bahru had considerably expanded in size, and was officially granted recognition as a city on 1 January 1994.

Sultan Iskandar ( known as Tunku Mahmud Iskandar until 1981 ) was the third son of Sultan Ismail ibni Sultan Ibrahim by Sultanah Ungku Tun Aminah binti Ungku Paduka Bena Sri Maharaja Utama Ahmad, and was born on 8 April 1932 in Istana Semayam, Johor Bahru.

He was crowned at Istana Besar, Johor Bahru on the 10 February 1960 and was the last Johor Sultan to be officially crowned.

Sultan Ismail died on 10 May 1981 and was interred at the Makam Mahmoodiah royal mausoleum, Johor Bahru.

* AH18, 1, 042 km ( 651 miles ); Hat Yai, Thailand ( on AH2 ) to Johor Bahru Causeway, Malaysia

DBP Malaysia was established as Balai Pustaka in Johor Bahru on 22 June 1956, while DBP Brunei was established in the 1960s.

On December 30, 2008, trains from City Hall to Tiong Bahru MRT Stations were disrupted at Tanjong Pagar MRT Station because an error on the train was found.

Before Tiong Bahru MRT Station was refurbished in 2006, it was the last MRT Station that had Chinese characters on its station livery on the East West Line ( heading to Joo Koon ).

Gelang Patah was raised as a viable site due to its distant proximity from Johor Bahru, and the suggestion was raised to tackle growing traffic jams on the causeway.

Johor Jaya is administered by the Majlis Perbandaran Johor Bahru Tengah ( MPJBT ) ( Central Johor Bahru Municipal Council ) on the side north of the Pasir Gudang Highway and by Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru ( MBJB ) ( Johor Bahru City Council ) south of the highway ( Rosmerah area ).

* The only surviving North British steam locomotive in Malaysia is " 564. 36 Termeloh " which has completed restoration works in Batu Gajah, however it is still inactive and currently preserved in the old Johor Bahru railway station as most of KTMB's driving crew have no training or experience on operating it.

Kuok's father arrived in Malaya from Fujian, China at the beginning of the 20th century, and Robert was the youngest of three brothers, born on 6 October 1923, in Johor Bahru.

The plot to commit robbery was first proposed by Ong Hwee Kuan on the night of 21 April 1978 when the three friends were gathered at a playground in Geylang Bahru, as a solution to the economic hardship that the three were experiencing.

It bears the same name as Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak in Johor Bahru, built about the same time but on a smaller scale.

Suburbs are also evident in other smaller conurbations including Ipoh, Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching and Penang.

It is also used formally in a few other Malaysian towns and cities, for example, Kota Bahru, Kota Tinggi, and Kota Kemuning.

The success of UMNO-MCA alliance was repeated in other municipal and town council elections, starting in Johor Bahru, where, to the chargrin of Dato ' Onn, the Alliance won all the seats.

Three other offices were established in Bukit Mertajam ( 1999 ), Kota Bahru ( 1999 ) and Johor Bahru ( 2003 ).

This category encompasses every notable structure, town or other things associated to the Johor Bahru District ( not only Johor Bahru city itself ) of Johor.

It is not uncommon for people living in other parts of Singapore to come all the way to Tiong Bahru to enjoy a simple meal of Char siew rice, stir-fried prawn noodles, and other local culinary delights.

In a city-state abound with food courts, hawker centers and other eateries, this bears testament to the delectability and popularity of the food in Tiong Bahru.

After meeting in large numbers at Harun's official residence in Jalan Raja Muda near Kampong Bahru, and hearing inflammatory speeches by Harun and other leaders, the Malay mobs prepared themselves by tying ribbon strips on their foreheads and set out to kill Chinese.

The most prominent example of their pre-war efforts was the Tiong Bahru estate, where many low-rise, four-storey Art Deco style apartment blocks, shops, markets and other amenities were built on the city fringe.

For other uses of the word Johor Bahru, see Johor Bahru ( disambiguation ) page.