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Gibreab Teferi
Born	1923 Bure Damot, Gojam Province, Ethiopian Empire
Died	15 January 1988(1988-01-15) (aged 64–65) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Resting place	Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Occupations	Playwright poet musician lyricist
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Gibreab Teferi Dasta (Amharic: ግብረአብ ተፈሪ ደስታ; 1923 – 15 January 1988), also spelled Gebreab Teferi, was an Ethiopian activist, poet and playwright known for his extensive knowledge of the Ge’ez and Amharic language.^[1]

A well-known Ethiopian poet, Gibreab Teferi Dasta died aged 65 in Addis Ababa. He was one of the early pioneers of Ethiopian music and Theater. Gibreab was a celebrated poet, lyricist, and playwright who wrote over two-hundred songs, dozen plays, and hundreds of poems in the Amharic language. Gibreab's patriotism as can be seen in many of his songs and plays.^[2] He also worked as a journalist, author, musician, composer and theater director. He wrote several unpublished plays, thousands of songs, and was in the process of publishing a book of plays and poems when he died in 1988. He also served in the Imperial Army (Amharic: ˈክቡር ዘበኛ), rising to the rank of Shalaqa-Basha and was the primary Amharic lyricist for the Ras Band in the famous Ras Hotel, eventually becoming management there, where he worked until retirement.^[3]