Desta may refer to:

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Aida Desta Princess Aida Desta (8 April 1927 – 15 January 2013), baptismal name Bisrate Gabriel, was the eldest granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie, eldest child and daughter of ''Ras'' Desta Damtew and Princess Tenagnework. She was the wife of '' Leul ...

(1927–2013), Ethiopian princess * Araya Desta (born 1945), Eritrean diplomat *

Asrat Desta Lieutenant Colonel Asrat Desta (Amharic: ኮሎኔል አሥራት ደስታ) of Ethiopia was the Chairman of Information and Public Relation Committee of the Provisional Military Administrative Council, PMAC of Ethiopia. He died on February 3, 19 ...

(?–1977), Ethiopian politician *

Bereket Desta Bereket Desta Gebretsadik (Amharic: ደስታ በረከት; born 23 May 1990 in Sinkata Hirut Desta Princess Hirut Desta (also Princess Ruth Desta) was the daughter of ''Ras'' Desta Damtew and Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie, and granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. She was the widow of General Nega Tegegn, who was governor ...

(1930–2014), Ethiopian princess *

Gebre Kristos Desta Gebre Kristos Desta (ገብረ ክርስቶስ ደስታ) ( 1932–1981) (also Gebrekristos Desta) was an Ethiopian artist and poet. He is credited with bringing modern art to Ethiopia Both his paintings and poems stirred controversy among his cou ...

(1932–1981), Ethiopian modern artist *

Iskinder Desta Rear Admiral Iskinder Desta (6 August 1934 – 23 November 1974) was a member of the Ethiopian Imperial family and naval officer. A grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie I, he served as the Deputy Commander of the Imperial Ethiopian Navy, its most ...

(1934–1974), Ethiopian nobility and naval officer * Tamrat Desta (1978–2018), Ethiopian singer *

Seble Desta Princess Seble Desta (also Princess Sybil Desta) (born September 1, 1931) is a member of the Solomonic dynasty, which ruled Ethiopia until 1974. She was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and is the daughter of Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie ...

(born 1932), Ethiopian princess *

Sophia Desta Princess Sophia Desta was the youngest daughter of ''Ras'' Desta Damtew and Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie, and granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia. She was educated at Clarendon School for Girls in the United Kingdom toget ...

(born 1934), Ethiopian princess

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Desta Asgedom Desta Asgedom (29 February 1972 – 1 September 1992) was an Ethiopian athlete who specialised in middle distance races. A world junior 800 metres champion and an All-Africa Games silver medalist, he died in the United States not long after these ...

(1972–1992), Ethiopian athlete *

Desta Damtew ''Ras'' Desta Damtew (Amharic: ደስታ ዳምጠው ; ''c.'' 1892 – 24 February 1937) was an Ethiopian noble, an army commander, and a son-in-law of Emperor Haile Selassie I. Biography Born in the village of Maskan (in the contempora ...

(ca. 1892– 1937), Ethiopian nobility and military personnel *

Desta Girma Tadesse Desta Girma Tadesse (born March 27, 1987) is a female long-distance runner from Ethiopia. Her personal best is 2:31:44 achieved at 2013 Mumbai Marathon. In 2013, she also reached her personal best in half marathon, finishing after 1:12:01 in Rom ...

(born 1987), Ethiopian female long-distance runners

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