Iskinder Desta | |
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Born | Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire | 6 August 1934
Died | 23 November 1974 Akaki Central Prison, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | (aged 40)
Allegiance | Ethiopia |
Service | Imperial Ethiopian Navy |
Years of service | 1955–1974 |
Rank | Rear admiral |
Commands | 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 an Ethiopian naval officer and member of the Ethiopian Imperial family. 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.