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Ras Bitwadad Makonnen Endalkachew (February 16. 1890-February 27, 1963) was a civil servant, a devoted courtier of Emperor Haile Selassie [reigned 1930-74], and the author of...
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Cheikh Anta Diop was born in Diourbel, Senegal on December 23, 1933 to a Muslim Wolof family. Part of the peasant class, his family belonged...
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Ras Se’ela Krestos (15?-1636), the younger brother of Emperor Susneyos [reigned 1607-32] was responsible for the emperor’s conversion to Catholicism. Se’ela Krestos’ father was a...
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Ras Sebehat Aragawi (186?-February 25, 1913) was descended from the ruling family of Sibagadis of Agamé, in Tegré, and was governor of Agamé for periods...
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Sayzana (4th century AD) was one of the brothers of Emperor Ezana, ruler of Aksum, in whose reign Christianity was introduced to Ethiopia. Sayzana appears...
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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...
