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Hazega
Hazega ( ti, ሃዘጋ) is a small village in Central Eritrea located in the Zoba Maekel, Maekel/Central Region or the former province of Hamasien. It is located approximately north-west from the capital city, Asmara, and south-east of Keren, Eritrea, Keren. It is an entirely Christianity, Christian village inhabited by the Tigrinya speaking people of Eritrea. The village is located some kilometres west of Emba Derho close to the Anseba river and east of Tsazega at an altitude of 2323m. In the village there are two churches, one Evangelical church, one Eritrean Orthodox, Orthodox. History It was formerly the capital of the Minabe Zerai district of Hamasien. The village has historical importance as it was challenging its neighbouring village, Tsazega:ጸዓዘጋ to gain rule over the former Province of Hamasien during the 18th and 19th century. However, its brief success in the middle of the 19th century under Woldemichael Solomon, Raesi Woldemichael Solomon ended with the fall o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woldemichael Solomon
Ras Woldemichael Solomon ( ti, ወልደሚካኤል ሰሎሙን) served as the Ras (Duke) Hamasien during the 19th century. Raesi Woldemichael was born in Hazega village in Hamassien. He is from the wider Tigrinya ethnic group, the eldest son of ''Abeto'' Solomon Zerai of Hazega and ''Woizero'' Eleni. Today he is widely celebrated as a hero standing for Eritrean sovereignty. Life Raesi Woldemichael was born into one of the traditional ruling families of Medri Bahri, the House of Hazega. His mother was Emebet Ilen, the governor of Hamsen. Upon the death of Emperor Tewodros II in 1868, then ruler of Tigray (and later Emperor), Dejazmatch Yohannes IV appointed his ally Woldemichael the Governor of Hamasien and Seraye. In doing so, Tewodros' former appointee Dejazmatch Hailu Teweldemedhin of the rival House of Tsazega was replaced. Under the leadership of now Emperor Yohannes IV, Woldemichael fought in the Battle of Gundet against Egyptian forces under Khedive Isma'il Pasha, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zerai Deres
Zerai Deres ( Ge'ez: ዘርኣይ ደረስ; 1 March 1915 – 6 July 1945) was an Eritrean translator and patriotic revolutionary. In 1938, he engaged in an act of public devotion to an important symbol of his native country, the Monument to the Lion of Judah, at the time kept in Rome. When interrupted, he violently protested against Italian colonialism while brandishing a scimitar, which led to his arrest and internment in a psychiatric hospital for seven years, until his death. However, contemporary Italian historians doubt the claim that he was mentally unstable. Zerai's protest, lionized after the end of the Second World War, is considered by Eritrean and Ethiopian historiography as part of the movement against Italian occupation. To this day, Zerai is considered a legend and a folk hero of anticolonialism and antifascism both in Eritrea and Ethiopia. Biography Early life and education Zerai Deres was born in the ''kebele'' of Adihiyis, in the province of Serae, in Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teklemariam Medhin
Teklemariam Medhin Weldeslassie (born 24 June 1989) is an Eritrean long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. He represented his country at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Running career Junior career Medhin was born in Hazega. As a junior, he competed in the junior races at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing thirteenth in 2006 and fourteenth in 2007. He finished twelfth in the 5000 metres at the 2006 World Junior Championships, and also competed in the 2008 Olympic 10,000 metres while still a junior. Senior career At the 2009 World Cross Country Championships he finished ninth in the senior race. The Eritrean team took bronze medals in the team competition. At the 2009 World Championships he finished twelfth in the 10,000 metres and fifteenth in the 5000 metres. He was the surprise silver medallist in the men's race at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and helped the Eritrean team (including Samuel Tsegay and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bereket Mengisteab
Bereket Mengisteab (ትግርኛ: በረኸት መንግስተአብ, 1938) is a well-known Eritrean songwriter, composer and singer and is known as the "Godfather of Eritrean music". Life and work Early life Mengisteab was born in 1938 in Hazega, a village in Eritrea, approximately north-west Asmara, the capital. He spent his early life in the village farming, taught himself to play the Krar and took part in the musical events that were part of the local rural culture. He moved to Asmara for a few years where his musical performances were limited to his friends. Addis Ababa In 1961 he moved to Addis Ababa and joined the Haile Selassie Theater Orchestra. He remained with the orchestra for over a decade and performed with them all over Ethiopia as well as Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, at the 1966 Festival mondial des Arts Nègres in Senegal, and at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico. He recorded his first singles during this period, nine singles for the Philips label. He left the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsazega
{{refimprove, date=June 2012 Tseazega (Tigrinya: ጸዓዘጋ) is a village in Central Eritrea located in the former province of Hamasien. It is 5.6 miles (9 km) north-west from the capital city, Asmara. It is an entirely Christian village inhabited by the Tigrinya speaking people of Eritrea. The village is twinned with its smaller counterpart, Hazega. It was the capital of Hamasien from the beginning of the 18th century to the 1870s. The rulers of Tseazega were able to control the whole Medri Bahri, as well as Tigray in the first half of the 18th century. Its significance declined after the rise of Ras Mikael Sehul Mikael Sehul (born Blatta Mikael; 1692 – 1784) was a nobleman who ruled Ethiopia for a period of 25 years as regent of a series of weak emperors. He was also a Ras or governor of Tigray 1748–71 and again from 1772 until his death. He was a m ... of Tigray. Ras Mikael defeated Tseazega and placed their rivalry Hazega in power which started more than 120 year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemane Haileselassie
Yemane Haileselassie (born 21 February 1998) is an Eritrean male steeplechase runner. He is the national record holder at 8:22.52 minutes and represented his country at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He made his international debut at the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and placed 23rd in the junior race and shared in the team junior bronze medals. A senior debut followed at the 2015 African Games and he placed sixth at the 3000 metres steeplechase. At the start of the 2016 outdoor season he ran an Eritrean national record of 8:22.52 minutes. He was the fastest entrant at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships but was unable to break the Kenyan streak, taking the silver medal behind Amos Kirui close to his personal best with 8:22.67 minutes. He represented Eritrea at the 2016 Summer Olympics and placed eleventh in the final. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamasien
The Provinces of Eritrea existed between Eritrea's incorporation as a colony of Italy until the conversion of the provinces into administrative regions. Overview In Italian Eritrea, the Italian colonial administration had divided the colony into eight provinces (administrative regions) called Akele Guzay, Barka, Denkalia, Hamasien, Sahel, Semhar, Senhit and Serae. These administrative regions relied heavily upon the historical political boundaries in the region, including, but not exclusively, that of local nobility. These Provinces of Eritrea were also used by the Federated Eritrean Government from 1952-1962 and as districts ( awrajja) in Eritrea when it was annexed by Ethiopia from 1962-1991. After independence, the Provisional Government of Eritrea converted the original eight Provinces of Eritrea (from the Italian colonial period) to nine provinces by splitting the Barka province in two (the north known as Barka Province and the south as Gash-Setit Province), while at the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aron Kifle
Aron Kifle Teklu (born 20 February 1998) is an Eritrean long-distance runner. He is the bronze medallist from the 2018 World Half Marathon Championships in Valencia. Aron is also the silver medallist in the 10000m from both the 2016 World U20 Championships and the 2019 All-African Games. Biography 2015-2017 Kifle began competing internationally in 2015. On 28 March, he raced in the U20 race at the 2015 World Cross Country Championships in Guiyang, China, placing 19th. Aron finished 11th in his heat of the 5000m at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, not qualifying for the final. In 2016, Kifle competed at the World U20 Championships and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. On 11 July, Aron raced the Leiden Golden Spike 10000m in the Netherlands. He won the race in 27:27.04. On 19 July, Aron placed second in 27:26.20 in the 10000m at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. On 23 July, Aron contested the 5000m at the IAAF World U20 Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadesse Abraham
Tadesse Abraham (born 12 August 1982) is an Eritrea-born Swiss long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. Career Tadesse Abraham competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. In 2016, he finished 7th in the Marathon at the Rio Summer Olympics. In the same year, he won gold in the half marathon at the European Championships in Amsterdam and improved the Swiss national record of Viktor Röthlin, set in 2007, to 2:06:40 at the Seoul Marathon. Due to an injury, Abraham missed most of the 2017 season, including the World Championships in London. He made his marathon comeback at the New York City Marathon The New York City Marathon (currently branded TCS New York City Marathon after its headline sponsor) is an annual marathon () that courses through the five boroughs of New York City. It is the largest marathon in the world, with 53,627 finishe ... in November, where he finished 5th. References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eritrean War For Independence
The Eritrean War of Independence was a war for independence which Eritrean independence fighters waged against successive Ethiopian governments from 1 September 1961 to 24 May 1991. Eritrea was an Italian colony from the 1880s until the defeat of the Italians by the Allies of World War II in 1941, Eritrea then briefly became a British protectorate until 1951. The General Assembly of the United Nations held a meeting about the fate of Eritrea, in which the majority of the delegates voted for the federation of Eritrea with Ethiopia, and Eritrea became a constituent state of the Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea in 1952. The Federation was supposed to last for ten years in which Eritreans could have mini sovereign decisions such as a parliament and some autonomy, but under the Ethiopian crown for further ones. The Assembly also assigned commissioner Anzio Mattienzo to supervise the process. Eritreans were supposed to claim Eritrea as an independent sovereign state after th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eritrea
Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the south, Sudan in the west, and Djibouti in the southeast. The northeastern and eastern parts of Eritrea have an extensive coastline along the Red Sea. The nation has a total area of approximately , and includes the Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands. Human remains found in Eritrea have been dated to 1 million years old and anthropological research indicates that the area may contain significant records related to the evolution of humans. Contemporary Eritrea is a multi-ethnic country with nine recognised ethnic groups. Nine different languages are spoken by the nine recognised ethnic groups, the most widely spoken language being Tigrinya, the others being Tigre, Saho, Kunama, Nara, Afar, Beja, Bilen and Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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