Tekle Hawariat Tekle Mariyam

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Tekle Hawariat Tekle Mariyam
Tekle Hawariat, as a young adult
BornJune 1884
Seya, Shewa, Ethiopian Empire
DiedApril 1977(1977-04-00) (aged 92)
Hirna, Hararghe Province, Ethiopia
Other names
  • Tekle Hawariat Tekle Mariam
  • Tekle-Hawariat Tekle-Mariyam
  • Tekle Hawaryat Tekle Mariam
  • Tekle-Hawaryat Tekle-Mariyam
  • Tecle Hawariat
CitizenshipEthiopian
Occupation(s)Politician, diplomat, military commander and author

Tekle Hawariat Tekle Mariyam (Amharic: ተክለ ሐዋርዓት ተክለ ማሪያም; June 1884 – April 1977[note 1]) was an Ethiopian politician, an Amhara aristocrat[2] and intellectual of the Japanizer school of thought. He was the primary author of the 16 July 1931 constitution of Ethiopia, which was influenced by the Japanese Meiji Constitution.

He was also the first playwright in Ethiopia, and pioneer of Ethiopian and African theater[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bahru was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Plastow, Jane (1996). African Theatre and Politics: The Evolution of Theatre in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe : a Comparative Study. Amsterdam, Atlanta GA: Rodopi. pp. 50–58. ISBN 9042000422.


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