[1] Ethiopian Orthodox Father: Ras Makonnen (b. 8-May-1852, d. 21-Mar-1906 typhus)
Mother: Yeshimebet Ali Abajifar
Brother: Yilma Makonnen (half brother, b. 1875, d. 1907)
Wife: Wayzaro Etega Menen (m. 3-Aug)
French Legion of Honor 1924
Legion of Merit 1945
Time Person of the Year 1935
Declared Holy War against Italy (14-Oct-1935)
Exiled England (1936-41)
Ousted in a Coup 12-Sep-1974
House Arrest 1974-75
Exhumed 1992
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