Makonnen Wolde Mikael Politician

Ras Mäkonnen Wäldä-Mika'él (May 8, 1852 – March 21, 1906) or simply as Ras Makonnen, was a general and the governor of Harar province in Ethiopia, and the father of Tafari Mäkonnen (later known as Emperor Haile Selassie I). His father was Fitawrari Woldemikael Woldemelekot of Menze Amhara. Makonnen was a grandson of Negus Sahle Selassie of Shewa through his mother, Leult Tenagnework Sahle Selassie. As such, he was a first cousin of the Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II.

Personal facts

Makonnen Wolde Mikael
Birth dateMay 08, 1852
Birth nameMäkonnen Wäldä-Mika'él Guddisa
Birth place
Shewa , Ethiopian Empire , Derefo Maryam
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Date of deathMarch 21, 1906
Place of death
Kulubi , Ethiopian Empire , Monarchies of Ethiopia
Spouse
Yeshimebet Ali
Children
Haile Selassie
Yilma Makonnen

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Office holder

military operations
Battle of Adwa
First Italo-Ethiopian War
monarch
Menelik II
Yohannes IV
successor
Yilma Makonnen

Topical connections

Abdul Hamid Halim of KedahRoyalty

Makonnen Wolde Mikael on Wikipedia