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By LJDemissie November 26, 2024 It is with a heavy heart that I extend my deepest condolences to the family of Captain Mohamed Ahmed, the former CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, who recently
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The Great Emperor Menelik II [1844-1913]
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Biography of Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, the composer and piano-playing nun who died this week at the age of 99, had an extraordinary life, which included being a trailblazer for women’s equality and walking barefoot
Abebech Gobena, “Africa’s Mother Theresa”, Founder of Ethiopia’s Oldest Orphanage
By Lionel Tarumbwa April 23rd, 2019 The year was 1980 and Ethiopia lay in the grip of what would become one of the most devastating famines in its history. Abebech Gobena, a
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AUGUST 3, 2012 79 years ago on this day Hamle 27, 1926E.C (Aug.3, 1933) Laeke Mariam Mandefro who later became Abuna Yesehaq, Archbishop of Western Hemisphere Diocese of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church was born. His
Biography of Haddis Alemayehu
October 17, 2008 One of the great Ethiopian authors and statesman of this century, Haddis Alemayehu was born on his day, October 17. If he had been alive, he would have turned 99 today.
Ethiopia Lost one of Its Leading Artists —May God Bless Ali Birra’s Soul
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Ambassador Imru Zelleke died peacefully on Friday, October 21, 2022 in Virginia
By Jeff Pearce Obituary: Imru Zelleke, Survivor and Diplomat Who Saw Ethiopia Rise Ethiopia, you have lost your grandfather, and I need you to know it, and I will mourn with you.
Professor Asrat Woldeyes: A Concise Biography
By Ashu Wasie Professor Asrat Woldeyes was born in Addis Ababa on June 20, 1928. At the age of three, his family relocated to Dire Dawa in southeastern Ethiopia. When he was
Activists Demand Repatriation of Ethiopian Prince Buried in Windsor Castle
Isaiah Reynolds/Insider May 5, 2023, – Activists are intensifying efforts to repatriate the remains of Ethiopian Prince Alemayehu, who is buried in Windsor Castle, to his homeland. Prince Alemayehu was taken to
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Alemayehu Eshete Biography (June 1941 – September 2, 2021)
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The Ethiopian Elvis Presley Alemayehu Eshete passed away
By Lucy Ilado Eshete, who is known as the ‘Ethiopian Elvis Presley’, died of a heart attack after battling heart disease for some time. He was actively involved in the Ethio-jazz music scene since
Prominent Ethiopian Philanthropist Abebech Gobena Dies aged 85
Julay 04, 2021 Addis Ababa Junly 4/2021 (ENA) Abebech Gobena, an Ethiopian prominent philanthropist who devoted her life to help destitute orphans in Ethiopia, died on Sunday at the age of 85,