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Yared (who lived in the 6th century) was a scholar, musician, and ecclesiastic who was a formative influence on the cultural life of Ethiopia, and...
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Warqnah Ishete (October 22, 1865-19?), a statesman, author, and Ethiopia‘s first modern-trained physician, was a progressive influence in education, health, and economic development in the...
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Amedeo di Savoia, Duke of Aosta (October 21, 1898-March 1942) was the last viceroy during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia (1936-41), holding office from 1937-41....
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Abuna Marqos (who lived in the 17th century), an Egyptian monk originally known as Father Ariminios, was Metropolitan, or Abuna, of Ethiopia from 1634 until...
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Wayzaro Warqit (who lived in the 19th century), or Wargitu, was a Muslim ruler of the Wallo Galla in the mid-19th century, who succeeded her...
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Sartsa Dengel (circa 1550-September 2, 1597) was emperor of Ethiopia from 1563-97. He was a great warrior king who during his long reign devoted his...
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Wale Betul of Yaju (18?-June 14, 1918) was one of the important Ethiopian provincial governors and politicians during the reign of Menilek II (reigned 1889-1913),...
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Giuseppe Sapeto (1811-August 24, 1895) was an Italian Lazarist missionary (i.e. a member of the mission to the poor founded in Paris in 1625 by...
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Ras Walda Selasse (1736-1816) was an Ethiopian statesman who ruled over Tegré from 1780 to 1816. He grew up at the court of Ras Mikael...
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Major-General Orde Charles Wingate (February 26, 1903-March 24, 1944) was a British officer who played a notable role in the Ethiopian liberation campaign of 1940-41,...
