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Mekonnen
Mekonnen or Mekonen is a male name of Ethiopian origin. Notable people with the name include: Mekonnen *Abebe Mekonnen (born 1964), Ethiopian long-distance runner *Demeke Mekonnen (born 1963), Ethiopian politician and Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia *Deresse Mekonnen (born 1987), Ethiopian middle-distance runner * Eyob Mekonnen (1975–2013), Ethiopian reggae singer *Hailu Mekonnen (born 1980), Ethiopian long-distance runner * Se'are Mekonnen (died 2019), Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Forces * Seifu Mekonnen (1953–2020), Ethiopian Olympic boxer * Tadesse Mekonnen (born 1958), Ethiopian cyclist * Ayele Mekonnen (born 1957), Ethiopian cyclist *Tsegaye Mekonnen (born 1995), Ethiopian long-distance runner *Wallelign Mekonnen (1945–1972), Ethiopian Marxist activist and writer *Mekonnen Gebremedhin Mekonnen Gebremedhin Woldegiorg ( am, መኮንን ገብረመድኅን; born 11 October 1988, in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian middle distance runner, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eyob Mekonnen
Eyob Mekonnen Yalem ( am, እዮብ መኮንን ያለም; 12 October 1975 – 18 August 2013) was an Ethiopian reggae singer widely considered as progenitor of reggae music in Ethiopia. His songs were well known for their themes of "love, understanding, and respect". Early life Eyob was born in Jijiga in 1975, during the start of the Ethiopian Civil War. His father, Mekonnen Yalem, was an officer in the Ethiopian Army during the Ogaden War, which was credited with inspiring him to impart peaceful messages in songs such as "Nekchalehu" and "Negen Layew". He moved to Addis Ababa, when he was young, and attended school whilst maintaining an interest in music. Musical career He joined a five-person band called the Zion Band, which was described as having a "reggae beat with a distinctive Ethiopian cast". The band became a fixture at popular clubs in Addis Ababa, performing opening acts for popular singers like Haileye Tadesse, who sung songs like "Song of the Dominions" (Hule H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deresse Mekonnen
Deresse Mekonnen Tsigu (Amharic: ደረሠ መኮንነን; born 20 October 1987) is an Ethiopian middle distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres. He is a two-time World Indoor champion and was the silver medallist at the 2009 World Championships. He represented Ethiopia in the event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and holds the Ethiopian record for the mile run. Running career Born in Sheno, Oromia Region, his first major international competition was the 2007 World Championships in Osaka where he finished 11th in the heats. His first major win came at the 2008 World Indoor Championships in Valencia at the 1500 m, where he was initially disqualified for a lane violation after winning the race. However, the Ethiopian Athletics Federation made an appeal, and the disqualification was reversed, giving Mekonnen the gold medal. He came third in the Dream Mile at the Bislett Games in June with an Ethiopian record of 3:49.72 for the distance. He gained selection for the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hailu Mekonnen
Hailu Mekonnen (born April 4, 1980 in Arsi) is an Ethiopian runner, who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running. His first medals came in 1998, when he took bronze and team gold at the junior race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and won a silver in the 5000 m at the 1998 African Championships in Athletics. With Haile Gebrselassie as his training partner, he continued to improve, winning the junior race and taking bronze in the senior short course for a medalling double at the 1999 World Cross Country Championships. He also won the 1500 metres gold medal at the All-Africa Games that year. Mekkonen attended the 1999 and 2001 World Championships in Athletics and represented Ethiopia at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but he failed to make the podium at any of the events. His form improved in 2002 and he won the short race bronze and team silver at the World Cross Country Championships. He focused on the track in 5000 m the next year a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demeke Mekonnen
Demeke Mekonnen Hassen ( amh, ደመቀ መኮንን ሀሰን; born 27 September 1963) is an Ethiopian politician, serving as the deputy prime minister of Ethiopia, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and vice-president of the Prosperity Party. He previously served as chairman of the Amhara Democratic Party (ADP) and deputy chair of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) until the dissolution of the two in December 2019. Life and education Demeke was born in the Gojjam Province of Ethiopia and later was resettled to the Chagni woreda during the Derg's resettlement program. He is a Muslim Amhara. Demeke was sent to a high school in Feres Bet, a town located in the present day Dega Damot woreda in Mirab Gojjam Zone. Later he joined the Addis Ababa University and studied Biology in the Arat Kilo campus and received his BA in 1988. He also earned his MA in Political Science from Bradford University. After graduation, he returned to his native region to begin h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsegaye Mekonnen
Tsegaye Mekonnen (born 15 June 1995) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He won the 2014 Dubai Marathon on his debut. In 2017, he competed in the men's marathon event at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18 * one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017 Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese m ... held in London, England. References External links * 1995 births Living people Ethiopian male long-distance runners Place of birth missing (living people) Ethiopian male marathon runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Ethiopia 21st-century Ethiopian people {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abebe Mekonnen
Abebe Mekonnen (born 16 October 1964) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. Mekkonen was the winner of the 93rd Boston Marathon in 1989. He also competed for Ethiopia in the 1992 Olympics and 1996 Olympics in the marathon. He did not finish in the 1992 games and finished 81st with a time of 2:29:45 in the 1996 Summer Olympics. Mekonnen has the most sub 2:15 marathons of anyone: 32 in all. When he ran his 28th sub-2:15 marathon he broke the record set by Bill Rodgers. His best time was 2:07:35 in the 1988 Beijing Marathon, which is still course record. Achievements See also *List of winners of the Boston Marathon The Boston Marathon, one of the six World Marathon Majors, is a race which has been held in the Greater Boston area in Massachusetts since 1897. Until 2020, it was the oldest annual marathon in the world, a distinction now held by the Osaka-Lake ... References External links * * * 1964 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallelign Mekonnen
Wallelign Mekonnen Kassa (March 22, 1945 – December 10, 1972) was a Marxist student activist and militant active in the Ethiopian Student Movement from the mid-1960s to his death in 1972. Wallelign was the author of the highly influential but contentious article "On the Question of Nationalities in Ethiopia" published in 1969. Early life Wallelign was born in Amhara debresina/borena, in South Wollo, part of Amhara National Regional State. He graduated from Woizero Sehin Secondary School in Dessie. Student leader Wallelign enrolled at the then Haile Selassie I University as a Political Science student. Wallelign soon became involved in the radical student groups that were proliferating at the university. Due to his student activism he was arrested and sentenced to five years imprisonment in April 1969, but was pardoned by Emperor Haile Selassie shortly afterwards. "On the Question of Nationalities in Ethiopia" Wallelign’s most famous article "On the Question of Nationali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mekonnen Gebremedhin
Mekonnen Gebremedhin Woldegiorg ( am, መኮንን ገብረመድኅን; born 11 October 1988, in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian middle distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres. He is known for consistently placing close to the top three in each Diamond League competition he makes an appearance in. Gebremedhin finished sixth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships, fourth at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and third at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships. His personal best time is 3:31.57, achieved in 2010 in Berlin. He is the bronze medallist from the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. International competitions Personal bests Outdoor *800 metres – 1:46.63 (Madrid 2012) *1500 metres – 3:31.45 (Hengelo 2012) * One mile – 3:49.70 (Eugene 2011) * 3000 metres – 7:41.42 (Milan 2011) * 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:59.06 (Kawasaki 2012) Indoor *1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Se'are Mekonnen
Se'are Mekonnen (; ; 1954 – 22 June 2019) was an Ethiopian army officer. He was the Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force from 2018 until he was assassinated on 22 June 2019. Biography A veteran of the Tigray People's Liberation Front during the Ethiopian Civil War, General Se'are served as head of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) Northern Command and the military's joint education and training department. He was appointed to the Chief of General Staff in 2018 by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, succeeding Samora Yunis. Despite his partisan origins in the TPLF, Se'are was known to be an astute advocate for ethic regulation, professionalism A professional is a member of a profession or any person who works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and skil ... , political neutrality of the armed forces during his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadesse Mekonnen
Tadesse Mekonnen (born 14 July 1958) is an Ethiopian former cyclist. He competed in the team time trial event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo .... References External links * 1958 births Living people Ethiopian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Ethiopia Cyclists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Ethiopia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayele Mekonnen
Ayele Mekonnen (born 12 December 1957) is an Ethiopian former cyclist. He competed in the team time trial event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo .... References External links * 1957 births Living people Ethiopian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Ethiopia Cyclists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Ethiopia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seifu Mekonnen
Seifu Makonnen (11 June 1952 – 15 June 2020), known by the nickname Tibo, was a two-time Olympic boxer from Ethiopia. Biography He was born in Aleltu, in the province of Showa. By the age of 12, he already showed athletic prowess as a bodybuilder. In 1971, inspired by Muhammad Ali, he became a boxer. An American coach, Edward Simon, recognized Makonnen's ability and welcomed Makonnen into his classes. Makonnen then fought exhibition bouts in front of as many as 50,000 people at His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie Stadium. In August 1972, the Ethiopian Olympic Committee chose Makonnen for the team at the 1972 Munich Olympics as a light heavyweight. Awarded a scholarship by the German Sports Ministry, Makonnen went to Berlin two months early to train in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Stadium. While in Germany, he fought 10 exhibition fights and finished a course of studies in exercise science. At the 1972 Olympics, he lost his only bout to Harald Skog of Norway on points. Makon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
