Alemu (
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 populati ...
: ዓለሙ) is a male name of Ethiopian (
Habesha
Habesha peoples (; ; ; commonly used exonym: Abyssinians) is an ethnic or pan-ethnic identifier that has historically been applied to Semitic-speaking, predominantly Oriental Orthodox Christian peoples native to the highlands of Ethiopia and Er ...
) origin. Notable people with the name include:
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Alemu Abebe
Alemu Abebe () is an Ethiopian politician. He served as mayor of Addis Ababa during the years of Red Terror.Clapham Christopher. Transformation and Continuity in Revolutionary Ethiopia'. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. p; 224
Student ...
, Ethiopian politician during Derg rule
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Alemu Aga
Alemu Aga (; born 1950) is an Ethiopian musician, singer, and master of the Begena.
Life
Born in Entotto, near Addis Ababa, Alemu became interested in the begena (a ten-stringed member of the lyre family, also known as "King David's Harp") at ...
(born 1950), Ethiopian musician and singer
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Alemu Bekele (born 1990), Ethiopian long-distance runner for Bahrain
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Agwa Alemu (died 1992), Ethiopian Marxist Waz League politician
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Berhanu Alemu
Berhanu Alemu Feysa (; born 16 July 1982) is an Ethiopian former middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres. He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics failing to advance to the final.
His 800 metres personal best of 1:45.28 fro ...
(born 1982), Ethiopian middle-distance runner
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Dagne Alemu (born 1980), Ethiopian long-distance runner
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Deriba Alemu
Deriba Alemu (born 1983) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.
International competitions
Personal bests
*3000 metres – 8:42.10 (2005)
*5000 metres – 15:00.56 (2005)
*10,000 metres – 31:04.49 (2004)
*Half marathon
A half marathon is a r ...
(born 1983), Ethiopian long-distance runner
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Elfenesh Alemu
Elfenesh Alemu (born 10 June 1975 in Lemo Arya, Arsi Zone) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon race. She represented Ethiopia at the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2004. She also competed in the marathon at the Worl ...
(born 1975), Ethiopian female marathon runner
*Tadesse Alemu (died 2007), Ethiopian singer
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Amharic-language names