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Worku Mammo Dessalegn
Worku (Amharic: ወርቁ) is a male name of Ethiopian origin that may refer to: *Asnaketch Worku (1935–2011), Ethiopian female singer *Ayelech Worku (born 1979), Ethiopian long-distance runner *Bazu Worku (born 1990), Ethiopian marathon runner * Eyassu Worku (born 1998), American basketball player *Mengistu Worku (1940–2010), Ethiopian footballer and coach * Worku Tesfamichael, Eritrea Minister for Tourism *Worku Bikila Worku Bikila (born 6 May 1968) is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specialized mainly in the 5000 metres. His 10,000 metres time of 27:06.44 minutes in 1995 was the second-fastest time that year, behind Haile Gebrselassie. He repres ... (born 1968), Ethiopian runner {{given name, type=both Amharic-language names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amharic
Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: ), ', ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas, and also serves as a lingua franca for all other populations residing in major cities and towns of Ethiopia. The language serves as the official working language of the Ethiopian federal government, and is also the official or working language of several of Ethiopia's federal regions. It has over 31,800,000 mother-tongue speakers, with more than 25,100,000 second language speakers. Amharic is the most widely spoken language in Ethiopia, and the second most spoken mother-tongue in Ethiopia (after Oromo). Amharic is also the second largest Semitic language in the world (after Arabic). Amharic is written left-to-right using a system that grew out of the Geʽez script. The segmental writing system in which consonant-vowel sequences are written as units is called an ''abugida'' (). The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asnaketch Worku
Asnaketch Worku () (born 1935 – 14 September 2011) was an Ethiopian singer who sang in the Amharic language and a ''krar'' instrumentalist, the instrument which symbolized her fame during the 1960s and 1970's. Asnaketch also had a long distinguished career as an actress. Biography Worku was born in the Sidist Kilo neighborhood of Addis Ababa and was raised in the city. Her parents separated shortly after her birth and she never met her father. After her mother died when she was three, Worku was raised by her godmother, whom she was not very fond of. Later, she moved in with an older sister, Elfinesh Marefia, and the two enjoyed going to plays and concerts. Buying her first krar for only 25 cents, Asnaketch taught herself how to play and began performing in small bars and cabarets. However, she quit her job at a bar on Churchill Road due to low pay and harassment. After a case of unrequited love, she grew depressed, stopped eating for three days, and was briefly chained to her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayelech Worku
Ayelech Worku (born June 12, 1979) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, most known for winning two World Championships bronze medals on the 5000 metres. She was born in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia province, the same region as double Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie. Worku began competing at a young age: she won the 5000 m silver medal at the 1995 All-Africa Games when she was sixteen years old and won the event at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics. She gained selection for her first Olympics soon after and took part in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She finished twelfth in the 5000 m final but she was Ethiopia's best performer in the event. She attended her first World Championships in Athletics shortly after and finished 12th in the 5000 m. She began to make progress in cross country running, taking the junior bronze at the 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships before helping Ethiopia to the team silver at the 1998 edition and then the team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bazu Worku
Bazu Worku (born 15 September 1990) is a long-distance runner from Ethiopia who competes in marathon races. Worku made his first appearances on the road running circuit in 2008: he was third in the 15 km race at the Istanbul Eurasia Marathon in October, and registered a personal best at the Delhi Half Marathon. He improved his half marathon best at the Paris Half Marathon in March 2009, winning the race in a time of 1:01:56. On 5 April 2009 at the Paris Marathon, Worku ran his debut marathon in 2:06:15 to finish as runner-up to Vincent Kipruto of Kenya. This was the fastest time ever run for an 18-year-old over the distance.Butcher, Pat (2010-09-26)Makau and Kebede triumph in rainy Berlin IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-09-26. Worku ran at the Ottawa Marathon in May 2010 and placed third, twenty seconds adrift of winner Arata Fujiwara. He improved his personal best time at the 2010 Berlin Marathon, running 2:05:25 to take third place. He ran at the national 30 km championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eyassu Worku
Eyassu Worku (Amharic: እያሱ ወርቁ; born 18 October 1998) is an American basketball player of Ethiopian descent. Early and personal life Eyassu Worku was born in the United States to Ethiopian immigrants Shibeshi and Yodit Berhanu.Whicker: UC Irvine’s Evan Leonard and Eyassu Worku hope to dance like nobody’s watching Mark Whicker (), 11 March 2020. Accessed 2 December 2021. Worku originally played more |
Mengistu Worku
Mengistu Worku (Amharic: መንግስቱ ወርቁ; 1940 – 16 December 2010) was an Ethiopian Association football, footballer, recognised as one of the best Ethiopian footballers in history with Luciano Vassalo and Ydnekatchew Tessema. He is best known for his role in the final of the 1962 African Nations Cup, and for being the head coach to take the Ethiopia national football team, Ethiopia national team to the 1982 African Cup of Nations, African Nations Cup in Libya in 1982.Mamo Gebrehiwot"Ethiopia Football: Legendary Footballer Mengistu Worku has died" EthioSports website (accessed 26 December 2010) ''Ethiosun'' (accessed 4 June 2011) Caree ...
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Worku Tesfamichael
Worku Tesfamichael was the first Minister of Tourism of 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 .... Worku guided the elevation of this former Department to Ministry status in hopes of attracting more tourists to Eritrea. She was replaced as Minister of Tourism and instead appointed as Commissioner of Refugee Affairs in February 1997. ''Indian Ocean Newsletter'', 29 March 1997 (''Horn of Africa Monthly Review'', 21 February–28 April 1997). References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worku Bikila
Worku Bikila (born 6 May 1968) is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specialized mainly in the 5000 metres. His 10,000 metres time of 27:06.44 minutes in 1995 was the second-fastest time that year, behind Haile Gebrselassie. He represented Ethiopia at the World Championships in Athletics on three occasions (1993, 1995 and 1997). He was a two-time winner at the Zevenheuvelenloop 15,000 metres, from 1997 to 1998. Since retiring, Bikila has put his energies into forming two companies that have brought much-needed revenue to his local community in Dukam, Ethiopia: Worku Bikila Water Well Drilling Limited performs water well monitoring, exploration, observation, and abandonment services, while Worku Bikila Hotel is a hotel for international travellers. International Competitions Personal bests * 3000 metres – 7:42.44 min (1997) * 5000 metres – 12:57.23 min (1995) * 10,000 metres – 27:06.44 min (1995) * Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
