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    Menen Asfaw (baptismal name: Walatta Giyorgis; 25 March 1889 – 15 February 1962) was Empress of Ethiopia as the wife of Emperor Haile Selassie.

  2. Learn about the life and achievements of Menen Asfaw, the empress consort of Ethiopia and wife of Emperor Haile Selassie. Discover how she promoted women's issues, supported the church, and became a Rastafari icon.

  3. Apr 3, 2021 · Empress Menen was born 3 April 1891, Gregorian calendar (25 March 1883 Ethiopian Calendar) as Woizero Menen Asfaw (or Manan Dagmawit) in the village Egua of the Ambassel region in the Wollo province. The name Menen was usually given to the most beautiful and respected woman in Ethiopia.

  4. Mar 20, 2015 · Empress Menen and Emperor Haile Selassie were the parents of six children: Princess Tenagnework, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen, Princess Tsehai, Princess Zenebework, Prince Makonnen and Prince Sahle Selassie.

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  5. The tombs of Haile Selassie and Menen Asfaw inside the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa. On 27 August 1975, Haile Selassie was murdered by military officers of the Derg regime, a fact that remained undiscovered for another twenty years.

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  7. Menen Asfaw was born in 1899 and married Haile Selassie I, the future emperor of Ethiopia, in 1911. She was crowned empress in 1930 and supported her husband until her death in 1962.

  8. Apr 28, 2024 · Empress Menen Asfaw: is a pioneer of women's rights in Ethiopia and the world.They say that behind every great man is an even greater woman. And, when you lo...

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