The Gebre-Mariam French-Ethiopian High School, commonly known as (), is a French international school in

Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (; ,) is the capital city of Ethiopia, as well as the regional state of Oromia. With an estimated population of 2,739,551 inhabitants as of the 2007 census, it is the largest city in the country and the List of cities in Africa b ...

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. It was established in 1947 and in the same year had integrated the

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. It covers (preschool) through , the final year of (senior high school). It includes multilingual education in French, English and Amharic from preschool for all students. , the school has about 1,800 students, ranging from 3 to 18 years. The French government spends around €4 million every year on LGM, which comes out to about €2,500 per student.()

Namesake

The school's name commemorates

Dejazmach Until the end of the Ethiopian monarchy in 1974, there were two categories of nobility in Ethiopia and Eritrea. The Mesafint ( , modern transcription , singular መስፍን , modern , "prince"), the hereditary royal nobility, formed the upper ...

Gebre Mariam Gari, who was an Ethiopian anti-fascist resistance fighter during the

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and the subsequent

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. His name, Gebre Mariam, translates to “servant of Mary”. The hyphen in the school's name is due to a French punctuation convention. (See French orthography#Hyphens)

Notable Alumni

Helen Pankhurst Helen Pankhurst (born 1964) is a British women's rights activist, scholar and writer. She is currently CARE International's senior advisor working in the UK and Ethiopia. She is the great-granddaughter of Emmeline Pankhurst and granddau ...

Liya Kebede Liya Kebede (; born 1 March 1978) is an Ethiopian-born model (person), model, maternal health advocate, clothing designer, and actress. She has appeared on the cover of ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue'' 20 times. Kebede has served as the World Health ...

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* Amde Akalework. *

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Chef Yohanis
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Betty G Bruktawit Getahun (), better known by her stage name Betty G, is an Ethiopian singer and songwriter. She initiated her career by collaborating with various artists, most notably, hip hop musician, like Nhatty Man, Henok Mehari, Jhonny Raga, a ...

. The LGM has a website dedicated to its alumni, former LGM students
Alumni website link

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International schools in Ethiopia Schools in Addis Ababa Trilingual schools Cambridge schools in Ethiopia Educational institutions established in 1947 1947 establishments in Ethiopia AEFE contracted schools Mission laïque française {{Ethiopia-school-stub

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Notable Alumni

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