In 1878, the Emperor of Ethiopia forcibly unified the Church

The Council of Boroumeda was held from May to June 1878 near Dessie to overcome the divisions of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Emperor Yohannes IV ordered the Qebat and Tsegga Ledj sects to abandon their beliefs to adopt the Tewahedo doctrine. This authoritarian decision aimed to counter the spread of Islam and to consolidate political unity against regional rivals.