(1934-08-06)6 August 1934 Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire
Died
23 November 1974(1974-11-23) (aged 40) Akaki Central Prison, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Allegiance
Ethiopia
Service/branch
Imperial Ethiopian Navy
Years of service
1955–1974
Rank
Rear admiral
Commands held
Deputy Commander, Imperial Ethiopian Navy
Awards
Imperial Jubilee Medal Grand Cross of St. Olav Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Spouse(s)
Leult Sofia Amanuel
Relations
Naomi Iskinder (daughter) Princess Tenagnework (mother) Ras Desta Damtew (father) Haile Selassie I (grandfather)
Rear Admiral Iskinder Desta (6 August 1934 – 23 November 1974) was a member of the Ethiopian Imperial family and naval officer. A grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie I, he served as the Deputy Commander of the Imperial Ethiopian Navy, its most senior officer, from 1958 until his execution by the Derg in 1974.
Rear Admiral IskinderDesta (6 August 1934 – 23 November 1974) was a member of the Ethiopian Imperial family and naval officer. A grandson of Emperor Haile...
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...
Desta (born 1990), Ethiopian sprinter Hirut Desta (1930–2014), Ethiopian princess Gebre Kristos Desta (1932–1981), Ethiopian modern artist Iskinder Desta...
incarcerated under the Derg for 14 years. Her brother Prince Rear Admiral IskinderDesta was executed along with 62 other former officials on Friday November...
Desta Damtew, a member of the prominent aristocratic Addisge clan. Ras Desta and Princess Tenagnework were the parents of two sons, Amha and Iskinder...
September coup as the first President of Ethiopia; Rear Admiral Leul IskinderDesta, a grandson of Selassie; Abiye Abebe, former Viceroy of Eritrea (1959-1964)...
She bore her second husband two children as well, a daughter, Woizero Desta Amede, and a son, Jantirar Gebregziabiher Amede. Following the sudden death...
Emperor of Ethiopia. Shinn, David H.; Ofcansky, Thomas P. (2004). "Iskander Desta (1934-1974)". Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810849100...
Ras Asrate Medhin Kassa Governor-General December 1970 to August 1974 IskinderDesta Governor-General August 1974 to 29 May 1975 Amanuel Amde Mikael, Governor-General...
firing squad without trial, which included Haile Selassie's grandson IskinderDesta, a rear admiral, as well as General Aman and two former prime ministers...
the provincial administration, the nobility, and the Imperial family (IskinderDesta, the Emperor's grandson) were arrested. Despite continued attempts to...
grandson, Prince IskinderDesta, while the imperial Boeing 707 was returning to Addis Ababa after the Emperor's visit to West Germany. Desta, the deputy commander...
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