Menen Asfaw

Menen Asfaw
Itege
Empress consort of Ethiopia
Tenure2 November 1930 – 15 February 1962
Coronation2 November 1930
Born(1889-03-25)25 March 1889[1][2]
Ambassel, Bete Amhara, Ethiopian Empire (now South Wollo, Amhara Region, Ethiopia)
Died15 February 1962(1962-02-15) (aged 72)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire
Burial
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Spouse
IssuePrincess Tenagnework
Asfaw Wossen
Princess Zenebework
Princess Tsehai
Prince Makonnen
Prince Sahle Selassie
Names
Walatta Giyorgis
Baptismal name
DynastyHouse of Solomon
FatherAsfaw, Jantirar of Ambassel
MotherWoizero Sehin Mikael
ReligionEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo

Menen Asfaw (baptismal name: Walatta Giyorgis; 25 March 1889 – 15 February 1962)[3] was Empress of Ethiopia as the wife of Emperor Haile Selassie.

  1. ^ Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku; Gates (Jr.), Henry Louis (2 February 2012). Dictionary of African Biography. OUP USA. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5.
  2. ^ Kasuka, Bridgette (8 February 2012). Prominent African Leaders Since Independence. Bankole Kamara Taylor. ISBN 978-1-4700-4358-2.
  3. ^ "ed. Anjahli Parnell | Empress Menen Asfaw, The Mother of the Ethiopian Nation". Roots-publishing. 2011. p. 3.