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Gebre Krestos () was
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from 24 March 1832 to his death on 8 June 1832. He was the son of Gebre Mesay, allegedly a descendant of a younger son of Emperor
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Reign

He was a figurehead, set on the throne by the ''Enderase'' or Regent, Ras Ali II an
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princeling of the district of
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; but shortly afterwards Ali II deposed Gebre Krestos in favor of his brother Sahle Dengel. The clergy of Azazo disapproved of Sahle Dengel for his religious beliefs, and they convinced Ras Ali to recall Gebre Krestos from exile on Mitraha, an island in
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, and restore him as Emperor. Gebre Krestos then reigned three months until his death; he was buried at the convent of Tekle Haymanot in Adababay. E.A. Wallis Budge reports that some authorities believe he was poisoned. After an interregnum of a few months, the throne was once again held by his brother Sahle Dengel.


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