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Desta Gichamo
Desta may refer to: Surname *Aida Desta (1927–2013), Ethiopian princess * Araya Desta (born 1945), Eritrean diplomat *Asrat Desta (?–1977), Ethiopian politician *Bereket Desta (born 1990), Ethiopian sprinter *Hirut Desta (1930–2014), Ethiopian princess *Gebre Kristos Desta (1932–1981), Ethiopian modern artist *Iskinder Desta (1934–1974), Ethiopian nobility and naval officer * Tamrat Desta (1978–2018), Ethiopian singer *Seble Desta (born 1932), Ethiopian princess *Sophia Desta (born 1934), Ethiopian princess Given name *Desta Asgedom (1972–1992), Ethiopian athlete *Desta Damtew (ca. 1892– 1937), Ethiopian nobility and military personnel *Desta Girma Tadesse (born 1987), Ethiopian female long-distance runners See also *Desta Global DestaGlobal started as an Indian startup technology company working in agriculture sector. The name ‘Desta’ is derived from an Amharic term which means happiness. The organisation was founded in 2010 by Ron Boehm, Marlys Boehm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aida Desta
Princess Aida Desta (8 April 1927 – 15 January 2013), baptismal name Bisrate Gabriel, was the eldest granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie, eldest child and daughter of ''Ras'' Desta Damtew and Princess Tenagnework. She was the wife of '' Leul Ras'' Mangasha Seyum, Prince of Tigray, son of Seyum Mangasha, and great-grandson of Emperor Yohannes IV. Her godmother was Empress Zewditu of Ethiopia. Biography The young Princess accompanied her mother, siblings, and grandparents into exile in 1936 upon the occupation of Ethiopia by fascist Italy. Her father ''Ras'' Desta Damtew however led the resistance forces in southern Ethiopia for some months, until he was captured by the Italians and executed in 1937. Princess Aida and her three sisters were educated at Clarendon School for Girls in north Wales. She continued her studies at Newnham College, University of Cambridge, where she studied history, matriculating in 1945. Princess Aida later returned to Ethiopia and married '' Leu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araya Desta
Araya Desta, also referred to as Araia Desta, (born 1945 – 28 May 2021) was an Eritrean diplomat who had served as the Permanent Representative of the State of Eritrea to the African Union and UNECA. He previously served as the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Eritrea to the United Nations in New York from 2006 to 2014."AfDevInfo: People Record: Araya Desta" Araya was born in , and in 1969 received a Diploma in Weather Forecasting from the Stanmore Meteorological Training Centre in London. From 1972 to 1976, he was Head of the Meteorological Application Section of the Ethiopian Meteorological Services in |
Asrat Desta
Lieutenant Colonel Asrat Desta (Amharic: ኮሎኔል አሥራት ደስታ) of Ethiopia was the Chairman of Information and Public Relation Committee of the Provisional Military Administrative Council, PMAC of Ethiopia. He died on February 3, 1977, together with Head of State Brigadier General Teferi Banti and five other officers in a coup d'état carried out against them by Colonel Mengistu Haile Mariam. Early life Desta was born to a family of three in Bulga, Ethiopia, Bulga in the province of Shewa, Shoa, Ethiopia presently Amhara region approximately 70 kilometers north of Addis Ababa (capital city of Ethiopia). As his father was a governor of the district, according to the old Ethiopian tradition, a private tutor was employed for him at an early age. He started receiving proper instruction and guidance in learning how to read and write Ge'ez (an ancient Ethiopic language) and Amharic, religion and moral. Also, he participated in some of traditional sports, such as: gena and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bereket Desta
Bereket Desta Gebretsadik (Amharic: ደስታ በረከት; born 23 May 1990 in Sinkata ) is an Ethiopian sprinter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ... , he competed in the Men's 400 metres.
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Hirut Desta
Princess Hirut Desta (also Princess Ruth Desta) was the daughter of ''Ras'' Desta Damtew and Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie, and granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. She was the widow of General Nega Tegegn, who was governor of the provinces of Begemder and Semien. She was described by Nathaniel T. Kenney as a "trim, most democratic of princesses," who "was not above grabbing a tool from a workman, I suspect, and showing him how to use it." Princess Hirut was educated at the School of St Clare (renamed Bolitho School), Penzance, Cornwall, and at Clarendon School for Girls, Abergele, North Wales. She was imprisoned by the Derg from 1974 until 1988. Princess Hirut Desta died in London aged 84 in 2014, and her funeral was conducted at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gebre Kristos Desta
Gebre Kristos Desta (ገብረ ክርስቶስ ደስታ) ( 1932–1981) (also Gebrekristos Desta) was an Ethiopian artist and poet. He is credited with bringing modern art to Ethiopia Both his paintings and poems stirred controversy among his countryfolk. He died young, at 50, as a refugee living in the United States, but despite his short life he transformed Ethiopian art influenced many a young artist. Early life Gebre was born in the town of Harar, the son of a high ranking clergyman Aleka Desta Nego, and was the youngest of six siblings. His father worked for ''Ras'' Makonnen, the governor of Harrar at the time, and was tutor to his son ''Ras'' Tafari Makonnen who was later crowned as Emperor Haile Selassie, the last emperor of Ethiopia. Gebre Kristos spent his youth on regular activities like playing soccer and volleyball he also spent a great deal of his time under his father's tutelage copying and illustrating religious manuscripts, while assisting his father as an appren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iskinder Desta
Rear Admiral Iskinder Desta (6 August 1934 – 23 November 1974) was a member of the Ethiopian Imperial family and naval officer. 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. Early life and education (Prince) Iskinder (also Iskander/Eskander) was born on 6 August 1934 in Addis Ababa, the child of ''Ras'' Desta Damtew, a senior military commander and noble, and Princess Tenagnework, daughter of Emperor Haile Selassie I. In 1935, not long after his birth, the imperial family was forced to flee the Fascist Italian invasion into exile in Bath, Somerset; ''Ras'' Desta remained in the country to command the imperial forces fighting in the south of the country and was captured and executed in 1937. Iskinder was educated primarily in the United Kingdom. Desta was at Wellington College 1948-1951 (Wellington College Register). Military career In 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamrat Desta
Tamrat Desta ( am, ታምራት ደስታ; 1978 – 18 April 2018) was an Ethiopian singer and songwriter. He was best known for his two albums ''Anleyaym'' (2004) and ''Kanchi Ayebeltm'' (2008). Life and career Tamrat Desta was born in Bishaan Gurraacha near Shashamane, Ethiopia in 1978. He was the second of three children, all boys. After some years in Tiqur Wuha, his family moved to Shashemene and later went to Awassa, where Tamrat completed high school. In 1998, Tamrat moved to Dire Dawa to live with his guardian; while there, he began to perform as a singer. In 1999, Tamrat relocated to Addis Ababa to pursue his music career. He released his debut album, ''Anleyaym'' in 2004. Most of the lyrics on this CD were written by Habtamu Bogale, and the melodies of six tracks were composed by himself. Tamrat released his sophomore album ''Kanchi Aybeltm'' in 2008, with reaching major achievements. In 2014, Tamrat released an album called ''Keza Sefer''. Death On 18 April 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seble Desta
Princess Seble Desta (also Princess Sybil Desta) (born September 1, 1931) is a member of the Solomonic dynasty, which ruled Ethiopia until 1974. She was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and is the daughter of Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie and Ras Desta Damtew, and granddaughter of the late former Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and Empress Menen Asfaw. Princess Seble's paternal grandfather, Fitawrari Damtew Ketema, was martyred during the Ethiopian victory against the Italians at Adwa. Princess Seble is one of eight children born to Princess Tenagnework, including Princess Aida Desta, Lij Amaha Desta (who died young), Princess Ruth Desta, Princess Sophia Desta, Iskinder Desta, Princess Mary Retta and Woizerit Mentewab Andargatchew (who died in childhood). During Mussolinis's invasion of Ethiopia Emperor Haile Selassie, Empress Menen and many members of their family were exiled in Bath, England. Princess Seble's father, Ras Desta, remained in Ethiopia fighting the Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia Desta
Princess Sophia Desta was the youngest daughter of ''Ras'' Desta Damtew and Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie, and granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia. She was educated at Clarendon School for Girls in the United Kingdom together with her three sisters, Aida, Hirut Desta (Ruth) and Sebel. Princess Sophia was imprisoned, mistreated and humiliated in the Alem Bekagn Kerchele prison, Addis Ababa together with her sisters, other princesses of the Imperial Family, from 1974 until 1988. She was the widow of Captain Dereje Haile Mariam, graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the U.K. She married him at Addis Ababa, on 31 January 1959 (in a double wedding with her sister Princess Seble-Wengel Desta). Captain Dereje Haile Mariam was born in 1937 and he was killed at Addis Ababa, at the Genuete Luel Palace while defending the Emperor against a palace coup d'état carried out by General Mengistu Newaye, head of the Imperial bodyguard on 16 December 1960. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desta Asgedom
Desta Asgedom (29 February 1972 – 1 September 1992) was an Ethiopian athlete who specialised in middle distance races. A world junior 800 metres champion and an All-Africa Games silver medalist, he died in the United States not long after these achievements. Biography Asgedom first came to prominence in 1990 with his performances at the World Junior Championships in Bulgaria, where he won a gold medal in the 800 metres and claimed a bronze medal in the 1500 metres race. In the same year he was a bronze medalist in the 800 metres at the African Championships in Cairo. In 1991 he competed in the World Championships, which were held in Tokyo. Soon after he represented Ethiopia at the 1991 All-Africa Games and finished with the silver medal in the 1500 metres. He came to the United States early in 1992 to attend California's Riverside Community College. In August he got an offer of a scholarship to Wayland Baptist in Texas and spent a week on campus before deciding to decline, du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desta Damtew
''Ras'' Desta Damtew (Amharic: ደስታ ዳምጠው ; ''c.'' 1892 – 24 February 1937) was an Ethiopian noble, an army commander, and a son-in-law of Emperor Haile Selassie I. Biography Born in the village of Maskan (in the contemporary Gurage Zone), Desta Damtew was the second son of ''Fitawrari'' Damtew Ketena. His older brother was Abebe Damtew. In 1896, ''Fitawrari'' Damtew Ketena was killed at the Battle of Adwa. As boys, ''Lij'' Desta Damtew and his brother ''Lij'' Abebe Damtew served at the Imperial Palace in Addis Ababa as pages to Emperor Menelik II and Empress Taitu Bitul. Desta Damtew went on to serve in the Dowager Empress Taitu's household at the Palace on Mt. Entoto after the death of Menelik II. In 1916, Desta Damtew supported Tafari Makonnen against ''Lij'' Iyasu. Tafari Makonnen was the future Emperor Haile Selassie I. ''Lij'' Iyasu was deposed but escaped. In 1920, Desta Damtew was in the party that captured ''Lij'' Iyasu. In 1924, Desta Dam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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