Alemu (
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 oth ...
: ዓለሙ) is a male name of Ethiopian (
Habesha
am, ሐበሻ, አበሻ, translit=Häbäša, 'äbäša ti, ሓበሻ, translit=Ḥabäša
, regions =
, languages = Ethiopian Semitic languages
, religions = Predominantly Oriental Orthodox Christianity (Orthodox Te ...
) origin. Notable people with the name include:
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Alemu Abebe
Alemu Abebe is an Ethiopian politician. He served as mayor of Addis Ababa during the years of Red Terror.Clapham Christopher. Transformation and Continuity in Revolutionary Ethiopia'. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. p; 224
Student le ...
, Ethiopian politician during Derg rule
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Alemu Aga
Alemu Aga ( am, ዓለሙ አጋ; born 1950) is an Ethiopian musician, singer, and master of the Begena.
Life
Born in Entotto, near Addis Ababa, Alemu became interested in the Begena (a ten-stringed member of the lyre family, also known as " ...
(born 1950), Ethiopian musician and singer
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Alemu Bekele
Alemu Bekele Gebre (born 23 March 1990) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner who competes internationally for Bahrain. He specialises in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres.
He transferred to Bahrain as a junior (under-19) athlete a ...
(born 1990), Ethiopian long-distance runner for Bahrain
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Agwa Alemu
Agwa Alemo (died 11 July 1992) was an Ethiopian politician. He belonged to the Anyuak ethnic group, and became the first president of the Gambela Region.
Agwa was a member of the Marxist Waz League in the 1970s. He was sent to Cuba for political ...
(died 1992), Ethiopian Marxist Waz League politician
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Berhanu Alemu
Berhanu Alemu Feysa (; born 16 July 1982) is an Ethiopian former middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres. He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics failing to advance to the final.
His 800 metres personal best of 1:45.28 from ...
(born 1982), Ethiopian middle-distance runner
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Dagne Alemu
Dagne Alemu (born 15 October 1980 in Shoa) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in cross-country running
Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such ...
(born 1980), Ethiopian long-distance runner
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Deriba Alemu
Deriba Alemu (born 1983) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.
International competitions
Personal bests
*3000 metres – 8:42.10 (2005)
*5000 metres – 15:00.56 (2005)
*10,000 metres – 31:04.49 (2004)
*Half marathon
A half marathon is a r ...
(born 1983), Ethiopian long-distance runner
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Elfenesh Alemu
Elfenesh Alemu (born 10 June 1975 in Lemo Arya, Arsi Zone) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon race. She represented Ethiopia at the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2004. She also competed in the marathon at the Worl ...
(born 1975), Ethiopian female marathon runner
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Tadesse Alemu
Tadesse Alemu ( am, ታደሠ ዓለሙ) was an Ethiopian singer from Wollega who sang traditional Ethiopian songs, sometimes Christian-based, in an upbeat pop-music style with the modern-day electronic instrumentation that is characteristic of ...
(died 2007), Ethiopian singer
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Amharic-language names