Famous Graves in Ethiopia
12 records found

Haile Selassie
23 Jul 1892 – 27 Aug 1975Ethiopian Emperor. Born Tafari Makonnen, he ruled Ethiopia as...
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Chartered City, Ethiopia

Lucy
Birth and death dates unknown.Prehistoric Figure. "Lucy" was one of the earliest known...
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Chartered City, Ethiopia

Abebe Bikila
7 Aug 1932 – 25 Oct 1973Olympic Games Gold Medalist Athlete. Born in Jato, Ethiopia. He...
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Chartered City, Ethiopia

Meles Zenawi
9 May 1955 – 20 Aug 2012Ethiopian Prime Minister. Born Legesse Zenawi Asras, he led...
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Chartered City, Ethiopia

Prince Makkonen
16 Oct 1924 – 13 May 1957Ethiopian Royalty. Born Araya Yohannes. He was the son of...
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Chartered City, Ethiopia

Miruts Yifter
15 May 1944 – 23 Dec 2016Olympic Gold Medalist. He was a long distance runner who won gold...
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Chartered City, Ethiopia

Princess Tsehai Haile Selassie
13 Oct 1919 – 17 Aug 1942Ethiopian Royalty. Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, she was the...
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Chartered City, Ethiopia

Dr Abune Paulos
3 Nov 1935 – 16 Aug 2012Orthodox Religious Figure. He shall be remembered for his 20 year...
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Chartered City, Ethiopia

Negasso Gidada
8 Sep 1943 – 27 Apr 2019Ethiopian Statesman. He served as the President of Ethiopia from...
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Chartered City, Ethiopia

Alemayehu Eshete
Jun 1941 – 2 Sep 2021Ethiopian singer. He was born and raised in Jimma, Ethiopian. At...
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Chartered City, Ethiopia

Sinedu Tadesse
25 Sep 1975 – 28 May 1995Criminal. She killed her Harvard roommate, Trang Ho, then killed...
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Chartered City, Ethiopia

Girma Wolde-Giorgis
28 Dec 1924 – 15 Dec 2018Ethiopian Statesman. He served as the 2nd President of Ethiopia...
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Chartered City, Ethiopia
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