habte giyorgis dinagde was the first prime minister of ethiopia.
habte giyorgis dinagde was the first prime minister of ethiopia.
who was the first prime minister of ethiopia?
habte giyorgis dinagde
some slaves of ethiopia or their descendants have also hold the highest positions. abraha, the 6th century south arabian ruler who led an army of 70,000, whom was appointed by the axumites was a slave of a byzantine merchant in the ethiopian port of adulis. habte giyorgis dinagde and balcha abanefso were originally slaves taken as prisoners of war at menelik’s court who ended up becoming so powerful, especially habte giorgis, became war minister and first prime minister of the empire who later became king-maker of ethiopia after menelik's death. ejegayehu lema adeyamo, mother of emperor menelik who actually founded modern ethiopia, is said to be a slave. mengistu haile mariam, who declared a republic and ruled ethiopia with socialism ideology, is also said to be the son of a former slave.
slavery in ethiopia
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