Abebe Aregai

*Ras*
Abebe Aregai
Ras Abebe Aregai
አበበ አረጋይ
	Aregai in 1949
Prime Minister of Ethiopia
	In office; 27 November 1957 – 17 December 1960
Monarch	Haile Selassie I
Preceded by	Makonnen Endelkachew
Succeeded by	Imru Haile Selassie (acting)
Minister of Defence
	In office; 1955 – 17 December 1960
Prime Minister	Makonnen Endelkachew; Abebe Aregai
Preceded by	Abiye Abebe; (Minister of War)
Succeeded by	Merid Mengesha
Minister of the Interior
	In office; 1949–1955
Prime Minister	Makonnen Endelkachew
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Mesfin Sileshi
Minister of War
	In office; 1947–1949
Prime Minister	Makonnen Endelkachew
Preceded by	Birru Walda Gabriel
Succeeded by	Abiye Abebe
Governor of Tigray
	In office; 1943–1947
Preceded by	Haile Selassie Gugsa ; Seyoum Mengesha (Tigray)
Succeeded by	Seyoum Mengesha
Governor of Sidamo
	In office; 1941–1942
Preceded by	Pietro Gazzera; (Fascist Governor)
Succeeded by	Adefresew Yinadu
Lord Mayor of Addis Ababa
	In office; 1941–1941
Preceded by	Agenor Frangipani; (Fascist Governor)
Succeeded by	Takele Woldehawariat
Personal details
Born	18 August 1903; Woira Amba-Jirru, Shewa, Ethiopian Empire
Died	17 December 1960 (aged 57); Guenete Leul Palace, Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire
Political party	Independent

Ras Abebe Aregai (Amharic: አበበ አረጋይ; 18 August 1903^[1] – 17 December 1960) was an Ethiopian military commander who served as Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 27 November 1957 until his death. He was a victim of the unsuccessful 1960 Ethiopian coup.

During the Italian occupation, he led a group of resistance fighters. They were collectively known as the Arbegnoch (lit. 'Patriots'), and operated in Menz. The British IWM labeled Abebe “one of the bravest men in the modern world.” ^[2]

^ David Hamilton Shinn, "Abebe Aregai, Ras," Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia. The Scarecrow Press, inc.: Lanham, Maryland; Toronto; Oxford, 2004, p. 3. However Thomas L. Kane writes that Abebe "was born in xoru district, Shoa, in 1890/1897-8", that is 1890 E.C./AD 1897-8. ("The Nasi-Ras Abbäbä Arägay Truce according to Two Amharic Sources", Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 39 (1976), p. 49
^ "Imperial War Museum". IWM. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22.

[1] David Hamilton Shinn, "Abebe Aregai, Ras," Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia. The Scarecrow Press, inc.: Lanham, Maryland; Toronto; Oxford, 2004, p. 3. However Thomas L. Kane writes that Abebe "was born in xoru district, Shoa, in 1890/1897-8", that is 1890 E.C./AD 1897-8. ("The Nasi-Ras Abbäbä Arägay Truce according to Two Amharic Sources", Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 39 (1976), p. 49

[2] "Imperial War Museum". IWM. Archived from the original on 2021-12-22.

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