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Balcha Elegans
Balcha (Amharic: ባልቻ) is a male name of Ethiopian origin that may refer to: *Balcha Safo (1863–1936), Ethiopian general in the Italo-Ethiopian Wars *Kebede Balcha Kebede Balcha (7 September 1951 – 10 July 2018) was a marathon runner from Ethiopia. He won the silver medal at the 1983 World Championships. He is the current record holder for the Montreal International Marathon with 2 hours 10 minutes 3 sec ... (1951–2018), Ethiopian marathon runner * Kassa Balcha (born 1955), Ethiopia cross country runner See also ''Balcha'' (wasp) {{hndis Amharic-language names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amharic
Amharic is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amhara people, and also serves as a lingua franca for all other metropolitan populations in Ethiopia. The language serves as the official working language of the Ethiopian federal government, and is also the official or working language of several of Ethiopia's federal regions. In 2020 in Ethiopia, it had over 33.7 million mother-tongue speakers of which 31 million are ethnically Amhara, and more than 25.1 million second language speakers in 2019, making the total number of speakers over 58.8 million. Amharic is the largest, most widely spoken language in Ethiopia, and the most spoken mother-tongue in Ethiopia. Amharic is also the second most widely spoken Semitic language in the world (after Arabic). Amharic is written left-to-right using a system that grew out of the Geʽez script. The segmental writing system in whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balcha Safo
'' Dejazmach'' Balcha Safo (; 1863 – 6 November 1936), popularly referred to by his horse-name Abba Nefso, was an Ethiopian military commander and lord protector of the crown, who served in both the First and Second Italo-Ethiopian Wars.Paul B. Henze, ''Layers of Time'' (New York: Palgrave, 2000), p. 190 n. 8 He made his reputation, according to oral tradition, at the Battle of Adwa (March 1, 1896), and was rewarded with elevation to the aristocratic status of '' Dejazmach''. Haile Selassie I. ''My Life and Ethiopia's Progress''. Vol. 2, 1999, p. 32. Later Balcha was appointed a provincial Governor (''Shum''). He was later a key member of the conservative provincial elite who, in the 1920s, were often at odds with the modernising reforms and rising power of the Regent, '' Ras'' Tafari Makonnen. Tafari Makonnen would later force ''Dejazmach'' Balcha into retirement, albeit an honourable one, in 1928, from which he would emerge in 1935 to fight against the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kebede Balcha
Kebede Balcha (7 September 1951 – 10 July 2018) was a marathon runner from Ethiopia. He won the silver medal at the 1983 World Championships. He is the current record holder for the Montreal International Marathon with 2 hours 10 minutes 3 seconds in 1983. In 1999, he sought asylum in Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ..., where he lived until his death in 2018. International competitions Road races References External links * *Montreal International Marathon 1951 births 2018 deaths Ethiopian male long-distance runners Ethiopian male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Ethiopia Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Ethiopia World Athletics Championships medalists African Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kassa Balcha
Kassa Balcha (born 5 December 1955) is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner. At the 1985 World Cross Country Championships Balcha finished your in the long race. This was good enough to help Ethiopia win a gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have b ... in the team competition. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1980 Olympics, where he finished 6th in his heat and did not advance. References 1955 births Ethiopian male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ethiopia Living people Ethiopian male cross country runners Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balcha (wasp)
''Balcha'' is a genus of chalcid wasps in the family Eupelmidae. There are about 16 described species in ''Balcha''. They are parasitoids of xylophagous ( wood-boring) beetles. ''Balcha'' species are found in the Old World (Afrotropical, Australasian, Oriental and Palearctic realms). ''B. indica'' has been found in North America, probably as a result of accidental introduction. Species These 16 species belong to the genus ''Balcha'': * '' Balcha anemeta'' (Walker, 1846) * '' Balcha camptogastra'' Gibson, 2005 * '' Balcha cylindrica'' Walker, 1862 * '' Balcha dictyota'' Gibson, 2005 * ''Balcha elegans'' (Masi, 1927) * '' Balcha enoptra'' Gibson, 2005 * '' Balcha eximia'' (Masi, 1927) * '' Balcha eximiassita'' Gibson, 2005 * '' Balcha indica'' (Mani & Kaul, 1973) * '' Balcha laciniosa'' Gibson, 2005 * '' Balcha levicollis'' (Cameron, 1908) * '' Balcha punctiscutum'' Gibson, 2005 * ''Balcha reburra'' Gibson, 2005 * '' Balcha reticulata'' (Nikol'skaya, 1952) * '' Balcha reticulifro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
