In this Ethiopian name, the name Giyorgis Dinagde is a patronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name, Habte.
Habte Giyorgis Dinagde
Chief Minister
In office 1906–1926
Monarchs
Lij Iyasu Zewditu I
Preceded by
Office Established
Succeeded by
Tafari Makonnen
Minister of War
In office 1896–1926
Monarch
Menelik II
Preceded by
Office Established
Succeeded by
Mulugeta Yeggazu
Personal details
Born
c. 1851 Southwest Shewa
Died
8 December 1926(1926-12-08) (aged 75–76) Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire
Occupation
Military officer
diplomat
court official
Military service
Allegiance
Ethiopian Empire
Battles/wars
First Italo-Ethiopian War
Battle of Adwa
Battle of Segale (1916)
Menelik's Expansions
FitawrariHabte Giyorgis Dinagde (Amharic: ሀብተ ጊዮርጊስ ዲነግዴ; ; c. 1851 – 12 December 1926) also known by his horse name Abba Mechal was an Ethiopian military commander and government official who, among several other posts, served as President of the Council of Ministers and as Minister of War during the reigns of Menelik II, Zewditu and Haile Selassie. He was also Shum or Governor of Borena, Ibat, and Mecha.[1]
^Tsehai Berhane-Selassie, Ethiopian Warriorhood: Defence, Land and Society, 1800-1941 (Eastern Africa Series)
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Fitawrari HabteGiyorgisDinagde (Amharic: ሀብተ ጊዮርጊስ ዲነግዴ; ; c. 1851 – 12 December 1926) also known by his horse name Abba Mechal was an Ethiopian military...
could receive religious counsel. She found Ras Tafari and Fitawrari HabteGiyorgisDinagde to be unbendingly opposed, and so gave up. She did, however, ensure...
Ethiopia. The first head of government at the cabinet level was HabteGiyorgisDinagde as the emperor's loyal chief minister under Emperor Menelik II....
Gojjam, King Michael of Wollo, Dejazmach Balcha Safo, Fitawrari HabteGiyorgisDinagde, and Fitawrari Gebeyehu, among others. Surviving members of the...
west to the area around the premises of Fitawrari HabteGiyorgisDinagde, which they named Merkato Dinagde. Thus, the present Addis Merkato was founded by...
Battle of Adwa such as Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, Ras Makonnen, HabteGiyorgisDinagde and Mikael of Wollo. Early its founding, foreigners had an interest...
Fitawrari Aba Koran, and a bridge named "Fitawrari Habtegiorgis" after HabteGiyorgisDinagde. According to the 1965 master plan, the city covered an area of...
and the head of the Imperial Bodyguard to convince Ras Tesemma and HabteGiyorgis to decisively limit the influence of the Empress by forcing her resignation...
death in 1936. Originally of humble birth, Balcha Safo, along with HabteGiyorgisDinagde, was one of many prisoners of war taken during Menelik II's expansions...
his aunt, Zewditu. The nobility under the leadership of Fitawrari HabteGiyorgisDinagde had assembled in the capital and charged Lij Iyasu with apostasy...
cabbage, cheese, butter, and grains.[citation needed] Desta Damtew HabteGiyorgisDinagde Mahmoud Ahmed Selemon Barega Central Statistical Agency, Ethiopia...
needed] On 31 July 1897, 15,000 imperial soldiers led by Fitawrari HabteGiyorgisDinagde subjugated Borena, and the first Ethiopian garrison was opened in...
Impediment (i.e. impeding the enemy). Garmame Dejazmach Abba Mala HabteGiyorgisDinagde Fitawrari Abba Mechal Father of Tolerance Haile Maryam Gebre Dejazmach...
merchant who conducted business in Adulis according to Procopius. HabteGiyorgisDinagde and Balcha Abanefso were originally slaves taken as prisoners of...
Marqos – Saint Mark the Evangelist Habete Giorgis (Addis Adeba) – HabteGiyorgisDinagde, Ethiopian military commander Lalibela – Gebre Mesqel Lalibela,...
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