Endelkachew Makonnen | |
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Prime Minister of Ethiopia | |
In office 1 March 1974 – 22 July 1974 | |
Monarch | Haile Selassie I |
Preceded by | Aklilu Habte-Wold |
Succeeded by | Mikael Imru |
Personal details | |
Born | 9 September 1927 |
Died | 23 November 1974 | (aged 47)
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | Oxford University |
Lij Endelkachew Makonnen (27 September 1927 – 23 November 1974) was an Ethiopian politician. Born in Addis Ababa, his father, Ras Betwoded Makonnen Endelkachew, served as Prime Minister of Ethiopia in the 1950s. Endelkachew Makonnen was a member of the aristocratic Addisge clan that were very influential in the later part of the Ethiopian monarchy. He would be the last Imperial Prime Minister appointed by Emperor Haile Selassie. He was a stepson of Princess Yeshashework Yilma, Emperor Haile Selassie's only niece.