Back መነን አስፋው Amharic منين اسفو ARZ Menen Asfaw Czech Menen Asfaw German Menen Asfaw Spanish Menen Asfaw Basque Menen Asfaw French מנן אספאו HE Menen etióp császárné Hungarian Menen Asfaw NB
| Menen Asfaw | |||||
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| Empress consort of Ethiopia | |||||
| Tenure | 2 November 1930 – 15 February 1962 | ||||
| Coronation | 2 November 1930 | ||||
| Born | 25 March 1889[1][2] Ambassel, Bete Amhara, Ethiopian Empire (now South Wollo, Amhara Region, Ethiopia) | ||||
| Died | 15 February 1962 (aged 72) Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire | ||||
| Burial | Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||||
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| Issue | Princess Tenagnework Asfaw Wossen Princess Zenebework Princess Tsehai Prince Makonnen Prince Sahle Selassie | ||||
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| Dynasty | House of Solomon | ||||
| Father | Asfaw, Jantirar of Ambassel | ||||
| Mother | Woizero Sehin Mikael | ||||
| Religion | Ethiopian 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.
- ^ Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku; Gates (Jr.), Henry Louis (2 February 2012). Dictionary of African Biography. OUP USA. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5.
- ^ Kasuka, Bridgette (8 February 2012). Prominent African Leaders Since Independence. Bankole Kamara Taylor. ISBN 978-1-4700-4358-2.
- ^ "ed. Anjahli Parnell | Empress Menen Asfaw, The Mother of the Ethiopian Nation". Roots-publishing. 2011. p. 3.