Malaku E. Bayen | |
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| Born | April 29, 1900 Wollo Province, Ethiopia |
| Died | May 4, 1940 Rockland State Hospital, Orangeburg, New York |
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
| Alma mater | Muskigum University, Howard University School of Medicine |
| Known for | Pan-Africanism, Ethiopian World Federation |
| Spouse | Dorothy Hadley |
| Children | Malaku Bayen Jr. |
Malaku Emmanuel Bayen (April 29, 1900 – May 4, 1940) was an Ethiopian activist, best known for founding the Ethiopian World Federation (EWF), together with his uncle Haile Selassie, the Emperor of Ethiopia.[1] During the Second Italo-Ethiopian War in 1935, he became the Emperor's personal physician, working as a doctor for the Ethiopian army.[1] Following the invasion of Addis Ababa, Bayen fled with Emperor Selassie and eventually traveled to the United States to serve as Selassie's personal envoy.[2] Until his early death in 1940, Bayen devoted himself to the cause of Ethiopian liberation and Black unity.[2]
- ^ a b "Malaku E. Bayen". Ethiopian World Federation.
- ^ a b Shadle, Brett (2021). "The Unity of Black People and the Redemption of Ethiopia: The Ethiopian World Federation and a New Black Nationalism, 1936–1940". International Journal of African Historical Studies. 54 (2): 193–215.