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Desta Damtew

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''Ras'' Desta Damtew (Amharic: ደስታ ዳምጠው; ca. 1892 - 24 February 1937) was an Ethiopian noble, an army commander, and a son-in-law of Emperor Haile Selassie I. [1]

31 relations: Abba Jifar II, Aida Desta, Alemu Aga, Battle of Ganale Doria, Battle of the Ogaden, Beyene Merid, Bule Hora Town, Butajira, Christmas Offensive, Ethiopian order of battle in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, February 1937, Hagere Selam (Sidama), Haile Selassie, Haile Selassie Gugsa, Hirut Desta, Irgalem, Iskinder Desta, List of battles 1901–2000, March of the Iron Will, Medferiashwork Abebe, Menen Asfaw, Nasibu Zeamanuel, Negele Borana, Order of the Holy Trinity (Ethiopia), Patriots (Ethiopia), Princess Tenagnework, Seble Desta, Second Italo-Ethiopian War, Sophia Desta, Timeline of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, Yekatit 12.

Abba Jifar II

Moti Abba Jifar II was King of the Gibe Kingdom of Jimma (r. 1878–1932).

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Aida Desta

Princess Aida Desta (8 April 1927 – 15 January 2013) (Baptismal name Bisrate Gabriel), was the eldest granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, daughter of Ras Desta Damtew and Princess Tenagnework.

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Alemu Aga

Alemu Aga (ዓለሙ አጋ) (born 1950) is an Ethiopian musician, singer, and master of the bèguèna.

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Battle of Ganale Doria

The Battle of Ganale Doria (also known as the Battle of Genale Dorya or as the Battle of Genale Wenz) was a battle on the "southern front" fought during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.

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Battle of the Ogaden

The Battle of the Ogaden was fought in 1936 in the southern front of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.

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Beyene Merid

Major-General Dejazmatch Beyene Merid (sometimes rendered as Beine Merid) (1897 - 24 February 1937) was an Ethiopian army commander, a patriot, and the son-in-law of Emperor Haile Selassie I.

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Bule Hora Town

Bule Hora Town (formerly Hagere Mariam, older, alternative names were Alga, Kuku) is a town in southern Ethiopia.

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Butajira

Butajira is a town and separate woreda in south-central Ethiopia.

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Christmas Offensive

The Christmas Offensive took place during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.

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Ethiopian order of battle in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War

Ethiopian forces in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War besides the Central Army were mobilized from various provinces under their local leader.

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February 1937

The following events occurred in February 1937.

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Hagere Selam (Sidama)

Hagere Selam (Amharic, "Land of peace") is a town in southern Ethiopia.

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Haile Selassie

Haile Selassie I (ቀዳማዊ ኃይለ ሥላሴ, qädamawi haylä səllasé,;, born Ras Tafari Makonnen, was Ethiopia's regent from 1916 to 1930 and emperor from 1930 to 1974.

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Haile Selassie Gugsa

Haile Selassie Gugsa (1907–1985) was an army commander and a member of the Imperial family of the Ethiopian Empire.

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Hirut Desta

Princess Hirut Desta (also Princess Ruth Desta) was the daughter of Ras Desta Damtew and Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie, and granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia.

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Irgalem

Irgalem (ይርጋለም; also spelled Yrgalam, Yrgalem and Yrga Alem; alternate names include Abosto, Dalle) is a town in southern Ethiopia.

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Iskinder Desta

Rear Admiral Iskinder Desta (6 August 1934 – 23 November 1974) was a member of the Ethiopian Imperial family and naval officer.

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List of battles 1901–2000

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March of the Iron Will

The March of the Iron Will (Marcia della ferrea volontà), or the Iron-Will Column (Colonna della ferrea volontà), was a Fascist propaganda event staged during the final days of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.

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Medferiashwork Abebe

Empress Medferiashwork Abebe (Crown Princess Medferiashwork), baptismal name Amete Maryam (1922 – March 13, 2009), was the titular Empress-consort of Amha Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia in Exile.

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Menen Asfaw

Empress Menen Asfaw (Baptismal name Walatta Giyorgis) (26 Magabit 1881 Ethiopian Calendar, 3 April 1889 Gregorian Calendar – 15 February 1962) was the Empress consort of the Ethiopian Empire.

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Nasibu Zeamanuel

Nasibu Zeamanuel, also Nasibu Zamanuael (Amharic: ነሲቡ ዘአማኑኤል; 1893 – 16 October 1936), was an army commander of the Ethiopian Empire.

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Negele Borana

Negele Borana (or Neghelle) is a town and separate woreda in southern Ethiopia.

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Order of the Holy Trinity (Ethiopia)

The Order of the Holy Trinity is an Ethiopian house order, established by Haile Selassie I on November 2, 1930, to celebrate his coronation.

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Patriots (Ethiopia)

The Patriots or Arbegnoch were Ethiopian resistance fighters in Italian East Africa from 1936 until 1941.

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Princess Tenagnework

Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie, baptismal name Fikirte Mariam (12 January 1912 – 6 April 2003), of Ethiopia was the eldest child of Emperor Haile Selassie and Empress Menen Asfaw.

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Seble Desta

Princess Seble Desta (also Princess Sybil Desta) is the daughter of Ras Desta Damtew and Princess Tenagnework, and granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia.

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Second Italo-Ethiopian War

The Second Italo-Ethiopian War, also referred to as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, was a colonial war from 3 October 1935 until 1939, despite the Italian claim to have defeated Ethiopia by 5 May 1936, the date of the capture of Addis Ababa.

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Sophia Desta

Princess Sophia Desta is the youngest daughter of Ras Desta Damtew and Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie, and granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia.

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Timeline of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War

The following is a timeline relating to the Second Italo–Abyssinian War to the end of 1936.

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Yekatit 12

Yekatit 12 is a date in the Ethiopian calendar, equivalent to 19 February in the Gregorian calendar, which is commonly used to refer to the indiscriminate massacre, known as the Addis Ababa massacre, and imprisonment of Ethiopians by elements of the Italian occupation forces following an attempted assassination of Marshal Rodolfo Graziani, Marchese di Neghelli, Viceroy of Italian East Africa, on 19 February 1937.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desta_Damtew

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