Makkonen, Prince b. October 16, 1923 d. May 13, 1957 Ethiopian Royalty. Born Araya Yohannes. He was the son of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I and his wife, Empress Menen Asfaw. A native of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, he became known as the Duke of Harrar upon his parent's coronation. He later married Sara Gizaw, and she was the given title of Princess and Duchess of Harrar. Together the two had five children including Prince Taffari, Prince Mikael, Prince Beide Mariam, Prince Makkonen, Prince Wossen Seged, and Prince Dawit. Prince Makkonen also...[Read More] (Bio by: K) Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Chartered City, Ethiopia Plot: Crypt
Paulos, Dr. Abune b. November 3, 1935 d. August 16, 2012 Orthodox Religious Figure. He shall be remembered for his 20 year tenure as Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and spiritual leader to its 40 million members. Born Gebre Medhin Wolde Yohannes to a religious family, he entered a monestary as a young man and was ordained a priest. Following study at the College of the Holy Trinity in Addis Ababa he was sent to St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary of Crestwood, New York, and thence to Princeton University. Recalled home...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Chartered City, Ethiopia
Selassie, Haile b. July 23, 1892 d. August 27, 1975 Ethiopian Emperor. Born Tafari Makonnen, he ruled Ethiopia as regent and crown prince from 1916 to his 1928 ascension to the Kingly throne under the name Ras Tafar. He assumed the title of Emperor and the new name Haile Selassie (meaning "Holy Trinity") in 1930. Seeking to modernize Ethiopia, Selassie secured membership in the League of Nations in 1923 and enacted the first Ethiopian constitution in 1931. Following Italian invasion in 1935, Selassie went into exile until the reclaimation of his...[Read More] (Bio by: Stuthehistoryguy) Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Chartered City, Ethiopia
Zenawi, Meles b. May 9, 1955 d. August 20, 2012 Ethiopian Prime Minister. Born Legesse Zenawi Asras, he led Ethiopia since 1991, when commanding the guerrilla group "Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front" (EPRDF), overthrew the dictatorship of Mengistu Haile Mariam, leader of the pro-sovietic military junta that ruled the country from 1974 to 1987 and then president of the country until 1991. Zenawi, was president from 1991 to 1995, after which he became as prime minister. He was one of Africa's strongmen, and a key ally of...[Read More] (Bio by: Errete) Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Chartered City, Ethiopia
b. October 16, 1923 d. May 13, 1957