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The life story and biography of influencial people: Presidents, Leaders, Politician, Freedom Fighter, scientists, mathematicians, criminals, musicians, to writers, as well as the great cynosures of our society.

Abuna Yesehaq: The Abune who baptized Bob Marley

Abuna Yesehaq: The Abune who baptized Bob Marley

 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 father Grazmach Mandefro and his mother Woizero Welete Mesqel were faithful followers of Ethiopian Orthodox Church (EOC). His father wanted to enroll Laike

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Ambassador Imru Zelleke died peacefully on Friday, October 21, 2022 in Virginia

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. I call him your grandfather, because Imru Zelleke is the man who could tell you who you once were, where you came from,

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Amazing Biographies Of  Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd

Amazing Biographies Of Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd

Makkonen Tesfaye is famously known as the father of the Canadian singer, The Weeknd. Biographies Of Abel Tesfaye His Family Makkonen Tesfaye was in a relationship with Samra Tesfaye. Both Makkonen and Samra are Ethiopian. The loving duo met in 1987 when he arrived in Montreal as a refugee. The pair together share a son named Abel Makkonen Tesfaye. He abandoned his then-girlfriend and son when his son age 2. He married someone else and even have children from another marriage. His Son’s Legal

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Alemayehu Eshete Biography (June 1941 – September 2, 2021)

Alemayehu Eshete Biography (June 1941 – September 2, 2021)

Alemayehu Eshete June 1941 – September 2, 2021 Alemayehu in 2010 Background information Born June 1941 Jimma, British Military Administration in Ethiopia (now Ethiopia) Died 2 September 2021 (aged 80) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Genres Ethiopian music jazz boogie-woogie Occupation(s) Singer Years active 1960s–2021 Labels Buda Musique Summary Alemayehu Eshete is an Ethiopian singer nicknamed the Ethiopian Elvis Princely. In the

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Prof. Getatchew Haile – A Giant in His Field and in the Hearts of All Who Knew Him FBA, 1931–2021

Prof. Getatchew Haile – A Giant in His Field and in the Hearts of All Who Knew Him FBA, 1931–2021

Prof. Getatchew Haile — A Giant in His Field and in the Hearts of All Who Knew Him Hill Museum June 21, 2021 Much has been said about the scholarly achievements of Prof. Getatchew Haile, Regents Professor Emeritus of Medieval Studies at Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota and Curator Emeritus of the Ethiopia Study Center at

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Prof. Getatchew Haile, FBA, 1931–2021

Prof. Getatchew Haile, FBA, 1931–2021

June 11, 2021 COLLEGEVILLE, MINN., JUNE 10, 2021 – Prof. Getatchew Haile, FBA, passed away on June 10, 2021 in New York City after a long illness. Prof. Getatchew was born in Ethiopia in 1931. After university studies in Cairo and Germany, he served in Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and taught in the Department

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Abebech Gobena, “Africa’s Mother Theresa”, Founder of Ethiopia’s Oldest Orphanage

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 devout Christian, was on a pilgrimage to a holy site in the north-east region of the country when she came across a dead

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Abiy Ahmed’s formal education ended as quickly as began at Beshasha Primary School

Abiy Ahmed’s formal education ended as quickly as began at Beshasha Primary School

Abiy Ahmed: Background, History, and Profile     Abiy Ahmed, አብይ አህመድ, Abiyyi Ahimad Three passions have inevitably defined the man who stands before us today as the 12th Prime Minister of Ethiopia: his love for education, his desire to become a leader and his aspirations for conflict resolution. The following trails Abiy Ahmed as

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