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Desta Damtew
Ras
Born1892
Gurage, Ethiopian Empire
Died24 February 1937(1937-02-24) (aged 44–45)
Shala, Italian East Africa
Burial
Holy Trinity Cathedral
SpousePrincess Tenagnework
IssueAmha Desta
Iskinder Desta
Aida Desta
Seble Desta
Sophia Desta
Hirut Desta
FatherFitawrari Damtew Ketena
ReligionEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church

Ras Desta Damtew KBE (Amharic: ደስታ ዳምጠው ; c. 1892 – 24 February 1937) was an Ethiopian noble, an army commander, and a son-in-law of Emperor Haile Selassie I. He is known for his leadership in the Ethiopian Army during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. He was executed on 24 February 1937, by the Italian Armed Forces shortly after Ethiopia's loss in the war.

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Ras Desta Damtew KBE (Amharic: ደስታ ዳምጠው ; c. 1892 – 24 February 1937) was an Ethiopian noble, an army commander, and a son-in-law of Emperor Haile Selassie I...

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Iskinder Desta

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Iskander/Eskander) was born on 6 August 1934 in Addis Ababa, the child of Ras Desta Damtew, a senior military commander and noble, and Princess Tenagnework, daughter...

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Desta

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Ethiopian princess Sophia Desta (1934–2021), Ethiopian princess Desta Asgedom (1972–1992), Ethiopian athlete Desta Damtew (ca. 1892– 1937), Ethiopian...

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Aida Desta

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granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie, eldest child and daughter of Ras Desta Damtew and Princess Tenagnework. She was the wife of Leul Ras Mangasha Seyum...

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Hirut Desta

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Princess Hirut Desta (also Princess Ruth Desta) was the daughter of Ras Desta Damtew and Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie, and granddaughter of Emperor...

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Sophia Desta

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Princess Sophia Desta (25 November 1934 – 11 November 2021) was the youngest daughter of Ras Desta Damtew and Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie, and...

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Seble Desta

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and was the daughter of Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie and Ras Desta Damtew, and granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and Empress...

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Princess Tenagnework

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Iskinder Desta (later Rear Admiral), and four daughters, Princesses Aida Desta, Seble Desta, Sophia Desta and Hirut Desta. Ras Desta Damtew was appointed...

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Arbegnoch

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deputy). Negative reactions from the locals forced Patriots to depart; Desta Damtew, the commander of the remnants of the Ethiopian Army, withdrew his troops...

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Menen Asfaw

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married Dejazmatch Beyene Merid. Princess Tenagnework first married Ras Desta Damtew, and after she was widowed later married Ras Andargachew Messai. Princess...

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Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Headquarters

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Commercial Bank of Ethiopia. The building site is an 18,000 meter plot on Ras Desta Damtew Road in Addis Ababa. The building is 209 meters tall with 46 stories...

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Haile Selassie

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of Sidamo Province by Birru Wolde Gabriel who himself was replaced by Desta Damtew. Even so, the gesture of Balcha Safo empowered Empress Zewditu politically...

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Battle of Gogetti

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leaders Beiene Merid and Dejazmach Gabre Mariam were killed in battle. Ras Desta Damtew, although wounded, escaped the brutal fight, only to be hunted down and...

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List of hospitals in Ethiopia

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Desta Damtew Hospital, 8°58′51″N 38°45′28″E / 8.980815339774578°N 38.757739038655316°E / 8.980815339774578; 38.757739038655316 (Ras Desta Damtew Hospital)...

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Yekatit 12

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February 1937. Ras Desta managed to escape the battlefield alone, but was hunted down and executed a few days later. With Ras Desta Damtew's death, all organized...

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Abba Jifar II

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Jifar II from power and installed his son-in-law, Ras Desta Damtew, in his place. Desta Damtew ruled as Governor (Shum) of Jimma, while Abba Jifar II...

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Gurage people

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supplemented by cabbage, cheese, butter, and grains.[citation needed] Desta Damtew Habte Giyorgis Dinagde Mahmoud Ahmed Selemon Barega Central Statistical...

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Jimma University

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of the establishment of JIHS is marked as a continuation of the Ras Desta Damtew Health Assistant Training School established in 1967 by the Ethio-Netherlands...

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Beyene Merid

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1937, he and his forces joined up with Ras Desta Damtew and his forces. On the same day, he and Desta Damtew were captured by the Italians. They were then...

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Medferiashwork Abebe

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Abebe". Her father was Dejazmach and Major-General Abebe Damtew, so she was a niece of Ras Desta Damtew who was the first husband of her sister-in-law, Princess...

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Haile Selassie Gugsa

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1985. Monarchies of Ethiopia Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles Desta Damtew – Another son-in-law of Haile Selassie Beyene Merid – Another son-in-law...

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Christmas Offensive

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of the year, it was general knowledge at every marketplace that Ras Desta Damtew was massing an army to invade Italian Somaliland. The Christmas Offensive...

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Order of Menelik II

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Amha Selassie Stephen Beattie Noël Bowater Eyvind Bratt Alan Cunningham Desta Damtew Haile Selassie Charles Oluf Herlofson Thanat Khoman Lyman Lemnitzer Prince...

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Order of the Star of Ethiopia

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Grand Cordons Amha Selassie Kenneth Anderson (British Army officer) Desta Damtew Prince Makonnen Officers Philip Norton Banks Lord Edward Gleichen Yngve...

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Battle of Ganale Doria

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under Ras Desta Damtu. The battle was primarily fought in the area along the Genale Doria River valley between Dolo and Negele Boran. Ras Damtew launched...

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Chronology of Haile Selassie

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Sidamo Province, by Birru Wolde Gabriel who himself was replaced by Desta Damtew. 2 August 1928 – the Italo-Ethiopian Treaty was signed to foster favorable...

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