Legesse Tefera

	Legesse Tefera Legesse is a male given name of Ethiopian origin. Notable people with the name include: Legesse Wolde-Yohannes, Ethiopian horticultural scientist Meskerem Legesse (1986–2013), Ethiopian female middle-distance runner at the 2004 Olympics Meskerem Assefa Legesse Meskerem Assefa Legesse Wondimagegn (born 20 September 1985 in Robe, Arsi) (born 1985), Ethiopian female middle-distance runner at the 2008 Olympics {{given name Ethiopian given names Amharic-language names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Legesse Wolde-Yohannes Legesse Wolde-Yohannes is an Ethiopian horticultural scientist. He cooperated with Aklilu Lemma on the discovery and research on how to use the plant endod as a means of preventing the parasitic disease bilharzia Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever, bilharzia, and Katayama fever, is a disease caused by parasitic flatworms called schistosomes. The urinary tract or the intestines may be infected. Symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloody .... He was awarded the Right Livelihood Award in 1989, jointly with Lemma. References * :am:ለገሠ ወልደዮሓንስ#.E1.8B.A8.E1.8B.8D.E1.8C.AD .E1.88.98.E1.8B.AB.E1.8B.AB.E1.8B.A3.E1.8B.8E.E1.89.BD Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Ethiopian scientists Horticulturists {{Ethiopia-scientist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Meskerem Legesse Meskerem Legesse (28 September 1986 – 15 July 2013) was an Ethiopian distance runner. She participated in the 1,500 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Legesse turned professional and participated in a number of U.S. events at various distances. She set the world junior record in the indoor 800m with a time of 2:01.03 at Fayetteville, United States on 14 February 2004. At the 2004 Olympics, she ran a time of 4:18:03 (twelfth place in a first-round heat), and did not advance to the medal round. Legesse resided in Westport, Connecticut and had not been in Ethiopia for nine years, since 2004. She retired from running due to a heart condition. Legesse died suddenly three weeks before she was to give birth. She was with her two-year-old son when she collapsed on 15 July 2013 at a restaurant in Hamden, Connecticut Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant". The population was 61,169 at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Meskerem Assefa Legesse Meskerem Assefa Legesse Wondimagegn (born 20 September 1985 in Robe, Arsi)Meskerem Assefa Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2013-02-18. is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner. She represented Ethiopia at the 2008 and 2012 London Olympics . She has personal bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Ethiopian Given Names Ethiopians are the native inhabitants of Ethiopia, as well as the global diaspora of Ethiopia. Ethiopians constitute several component ethnic groups, many of which are closely related to ethnic groups in neighboring Eritrea and other parts of the Horn of Africa. The first documented use of the name "Ethiopia" from Greek name "Αἰθίοψ" (Ethiopian) was in the 4th century during the reign of Aksumite king Ezana. There were three ethnolinguistic groups in the Kingdom of Aksum; Semitic, Cushitic, and Nilo-Saharan (ancestors of the modern-day Kunama and Nara). The Kingdom of Aksum remained a geopolitically influential entity until the pillage of its capital — also named Axum — in the 10th century by Queen Gudit. Nevertheless, the core Aksumite civilization was preserved and continued into the successive Zagwe dynasty. By this time, new ethnic groups emerged – the Tigrayans and Amharas. During the Solomonic period, the latter established major political and cultural i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]