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Seyoum Mangasha (born 1994), Ethiopian swimmer
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Seyoum is a name. Notable people with the name include: *Seyoum Mengesha (1887–1960), Ethiopian army commander *Seyoum Mesfin (1949–2021), Ethiopian politician *Seyoum Tesfaye, Ethiopian footballer *Seyoum Tsehaye (born 1952), Eritrean journalist *Bewketu Seyoum, Ethiopian writer *Billene Seyoum (born 1982), Ethiopian politician *Estifanos Seyoum (born 1947), Eritrean politician *Fentahun Seyoum (born 1971), Israeli politician *Mengesha Seyoum (born 1927), Ethiopian prince *Stefanos Mengesha Seyoum (born 1952), Ethiopian prince *Wolete Israel Seyoum (1907–1989),Ethiopian princess *Yanet Seyoum Yanet Seyoum Gebremedhin (born 9 July 1994 in Kombolcha, Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian swimmer. She is the first swimmer from Ethiopia to compete in the Olympics. Yanet competed in the 50 meter freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was the flag b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seyoum Mengesha
Seyoum Mengesha KBE (Amharic: ሥዩም መንገሻ; 21 June 1887 – 15 December 1960) was an army commander and a member of the royal family of the Ethiopian Empire. Early life ''Le'ul'' ''Ras'' Seyoum Mengesha was born on 24 June 1886 in the town of Agawmedir (Zimbriee), in the province of Gojjam to his mother ''Woizero'' Kafay, daughter of ''Ras'' Wale Betul Abba Tattan, Viceroy of Tigray. His father was '' Ras'' Mangasha Yohannes, the son of Emperor Yohannes IV of Ethiopia, from the royal house of Tigray. It is known that in his teenage years (1902-1910), ''Le'ul Ras'' Seyoum moved with his family from Gojjam to Tigray. His father, Ras Mangasha Yohannes was the "natural" son and heir of Emperor Yohannes IV. Because of his descent, ''Le'ul Ras'' Seyoum Mangasha was a rival to Emperor Menelik II, who had risen from ruling Shewa Province to become the Emperor upon Yohannes' death. ''Le'ul Ras'' Seyoum wed ''Woizero'' Tewabech. Tewabech was the daughter of ''Negus' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seyoum Mesfin
Seyoum Mesfin Gebredingel (; , ; 25 January 1949 – 13 January 2021) was an Ethiopian politician and diplomat. He was Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ethiopia), Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1991 to 2010 and served as List of ambassadors of Ethiopia to China, Ethiopia's Ambassador to China from 2011 to 2017. Early life and education Seyoum was born on 25 January 1949 in Tigray Province, Tigray, Ethiopia, as ''Ambaye Mesfin''. He later changed from ''Ambaye'' to ''Seyoum'' as a Pseudonym#Military and paramilitary organizations, ''nom de guerre''. He attended Agazi Secondary School in Adigrat and Bahir Dar Polytechnic Institute from which he received a diploma in industrial chemistry in 1971. He studied international law at the University of Amsterdam. In May 2010, he was awarded a doctorate of letters from Great Lakes University of Kisumu in Kenya. Career Political career He was one of the founders of the Tigray People's Liberation Front, Tigray Peoples' Libera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seyoum Tesfaye
Seyoum Tesfaye is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ethiopian Premier League club Ethiopian Coffee. International career In January 2014, coach Sewnet Bishaw, invited him to be a part of the Ethiopia squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. The team was eliminated in the group stages after losing to Congo, Libya and Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t .... International goals :''Scores and results list Ethiopia's goal tally first.'' References Living people 1989 births Sportspeople from Oromia Ethiopian men's footballers 21st-century Ethiopian sportsmen Ethiopia men's international footballers Men's association football defenders 2014 African Nations Championship players 2016 African Nations Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seyoum Tsehaye
Seyoum Tsehaye (born 1952) is a jailed Eritrean journalist. At independence in 1993, Tsehaye was named to be the head of Eri-TV, the Eritrean state broadcaster. He was arrested in September 2001 when President Isaias Afewerki closed all non-governmental media sources. In December 2007, Seyoum was named Reporter of the Year by Reporters Without Borders. , he was known to be alive, being held at Eiraeiro prison. Journalism In 1977, Seyoum joined the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF), which was fighting in the Eritrean War of Independence against the Mengistu Haile Mariam dictatorship of Ethiopia, to which Eritrea had been forcefully annexed. After four years training as a guerilla fighter, he started training in photography and started a joint role of fighter and war correspondent. Seyoum reported on the battle of Massawa in 1990, in which the EPLF gained control of the port city Massawa. In 1991, when the Mengistu dictatorship was overthrown, Seyoum became head of Eri-T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bewketu Seyoum
Bewketu Seyoum ( Ge'ez: በዕውቀቱ ስዩም) is an Ethiopian writer and poet from Debre Markos of Ethiopia. He studied psychology at Addis Ababa University and published his first collection of poems, ''Nwari Alba Gojowoch'' (Unmanned Cottage) in 2000, a year after graduating. Since then, he has published two further poetry collections and two novels, and has narrated short stories on CD. In 2008, he received the best young writer award of Ethiopia from the President. Some of his poetry has appeared in '' Modern Poetry in Translation'', ''The Big Green Issue'' (2008), and ''Callaloo Callaloo ( , ; many spelling variants, such as kallaloo, calaloo, calalloo, calaloux, or callalloo) is a plant used in popular dishes in many Caribbean countries, while for other Caribbean countries, a stew made with the plant is called call ...'' (2011). Works * ''Newari Alba Gojowoch'' (Ge'ez: ኗሪ አልባ ጎጆዎች) (Unmanned Houses), 2000 * ''Berari '' (Ge'ez: በራሪ ቅጠ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billene Seyoum
Billene Seyoum Woldeyes (Amharic: ቢለኔ ሥዩም ወልደየስ; born 1982) is an Ethiopian politician, poet and author who is serving as the Foreign Press Secretary for the Office of Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 5 November 2018. Billene speaks as the prime minister's foreign spokesperson in English. Early life Billene was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She is the last born among three and has two brothers. She moved to Harare, Zimbabwe at a young age before moving to Canada and then back to Ethiopia. In her book, Billene writes about this multinational upbringing, "I have spent half of my life outside of my birth country Ethiopia. Nevertheless, some norms of ''Ethiopiawinet'' (Ethiopianess) injected in me through socialization have sustained themselves throughout the years." Education Upon finishing high school in Harare, Billene completed two years of college in Marketing Management at the Addis Ababa University, College of Commerce. She studied International Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estifanos Seyoum
Estifanos Seyoum (born 1947) is an Eritrean politician. He joined the Eritrean People's Liberation Front in 1972. Since independence, he has held the following positions: *member of the Central Council of People's Front for Democracy and Justice *member of the National Assembly *Secretary of Finance *Head of Finance in the Eritrean Defence Forces *Director-General of Inland Revenue * Brigadier General He was educated at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he received a master's degree in finance and economics. As of 2005, he was in prison with the G-15 The Group of 15 (G-15)Thofficial website adopts the "G-15" orthography (with a hyphen) in order to distinguish an abbreviated reference to this group -- contrasts with other similarly named entities. is an informal forum set up to foster coopera .... Seyoum has fathered 5 children: Shewit, Ariam, Miriam, Kibrom, and Natnael. References 1947 births Living people Members of the National Assembly (Eritrea) Peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fentahun Seyoum
Asher Fentahun Seyoum (; born 20 August 1971) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Kulanu in 2019. Biography Seyoum emigrated to Israel from Ethiopia in 1984 at the age of 13.Ethiopian oleh closes personal circle as Jewish Agency shaliach Jewish Agency His family initially lived in a absorption centre in , and Seyoum went on to attend a boarding school. During his national service, he was a physical education instructor. After leaving the army, he worked in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mengesha Seyoum
''Le'ul Ras'' Mengesha Seyoum (Amharic: መንገሻ ሥዩም; born 7 December 1927) is a member of the imperial family of the Ethiopian Empire. In 1974, the monarchy was abolished by the Derg, a Communism, communist military Military dictatorship, junta. Early life and background ''Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles, Le'ul Dejazmach'' Mangasha Seyum was born in 1927 in Addis Ababa and moved to Dengolat, a village in Enderta Province, Enderta district, part of Tigray Province, Tigray province of Ethiopia. He is the son of ''Ras (title), Ras'' Seyum Mangasha, the grandson of ''Ras'' Ras Mengesha Yohannes, Mangasha Yohannes, and the great grandson of Emperor of Ethiopia, Emperor Yohannes IV of Ethiopia, Johannes IV. Yohannes IV was the only Emperor of the Tigrayan cadet branch of the Solomonic dynasty (being descended in female lines from Emperors Yohannes I and Eyasu I). Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia, Menelik II of Shewa, Shoa came to power after the Battle of Metemma when Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefanos Mengesha Seyoum
Prince Stefanos Mengesha Seyoum (also Estifanos Mangasha Seyum, born 24 October 1952), is a member of the Imperial Family of Ethiopia. He serves as the Imperial Chancellor of Imperial Ethiopian Order of Saint Mary of Zion. He is the son of '' Ras'' Mengesha Seyoum and Princess Aida Desta. Through his father he is a great-great grandson of Emperor Yohannes IV, and through his mother, he is a great-grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie. He was awarded the Grand Cross of the Royal Confraternity of San Teotonio. He was educated at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is an International Business Consultant and Director of the Canadian Royal Heritage Trust. His son is actor Araya Mengesha. Honours * Deputy Grand Master of the Ethiopian Order of Baronets (''Grazmatch''). * Chancellor of the Imperial Ethiopian Order of Saint Mary of Zion. * Chancellor of the Imperial Solomonic Order of Merit. * Patron of the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem (Priory of the Moun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolete Israel Seyoum
Wolete Israel Seyoum (1907–1989) was the daughter of '' Leul Ras'' Seyoum Mengesha, Prince of Tigray, KBE, and great-granddaughter of Emperor Yohannes IV of Ethiopia. Biography '' Woizero'' Wolete was thus the sister of '' Leul Ras'' Mengesha Seyoum. She was first married to the much older ''Dejazmach'' Gebre Selassie Baria Gebir of Adwa, CBE, ''Nibure Id'' of Axum by whom she had a son, ''Dejazmach'' Zewde Gebreselassie. She was widowed not long after the birth of her son. She then married Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen in 1931. The marriage of Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen and Crown Princess Wolete Israel was part of Emperor Haile Selassie's efforts at forging closer bonds between the western Tigrean branch of the Imperial family and his own Shewan branch. At the same time that Princess Wolete Israel married the Crown Prince, her cousin (and her father's rival for primacy in Tigray), ''Dejazmach'' Haile Selassie Gugsa of the eastern Tigrean branch of the Imperial dynasty was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
