Atnafu Abate

Lieutenant Colonel

Atnafu Abate
አጥናፉ አባተ
Born31 January 1931
Bichena, Gojjam, Ethiopian Empire
Died11 November 1977(1977-11-11) (aged 47)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Allegiance Ethiopian Empire
Service / branchArmy
RankLieutenant Colonel
UnitFourth Division
This is an Ethiopian name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Atnafu.

Lieutenant Colonel Atnafu Abate (Ge'ez: አጥናፉ አባተ; 31 January 1931 – 12 November 1977)[1][2] was an Ethiopian military officer and a leading member of the Derg, the military junta which deposed Emperor Haile Selassie and ruled the country for several years.

  1. ^ Yimam, Mohamed (2013). Wore Negari. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4836-9896-0.
  2. ^ Yodfat, Aryeh Y. (1980). "The Soviet Union and the Horn of Africa". Northeast African Studies. 2 (2): 65–81. ISSN 0740-9133. JSTOR 43660042.