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663:(EDU). His wife, Princess Aida Desta, and his daughter were arrested by the Derg in 1974. Although his daughter would eventually escape abroad, his wife remained in prison for 14 years. The EDU was a conservative and pro-monarchy and is the oldest of the Ethiopian political parties. The EDU later merged with the
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Ethiopian Empire, and the senior Prince of a cadet branch of the Imperial dynasty. Although for a significant period during the 1970s and 1980s he was regarded as a possible candidate for the succession by many monarchists, in 1989 he accepted
538:, he negotiated civil air transport agreements on behalf of Ethiopian Airlines with the governments of West Germany, Liberia, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and Guinea, and opened Africa's first jet maintenance facility as well as the first civilian Pilot Training School and Hostess Training Institute for
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In
October 1974, after the monarchy was toppled, representatives of the Derg ordered Seyum Mangasha to the capital to face charges of corruption, but instead he fled to the hills. There Mengesha Seyoum helped to found a group that eventually became the
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Imperial family, and at public events where members of the Imperial family appear, such as royal funerals, is given precedence over all male members of the family except
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when
Yohannes IV was killed and the male line of the Solomonic Dynasty was re-established on the Imperial throne. Mangasha Seyum is the heir to the Tigrean royal line and a rival to the Shoan emperor.
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Mengesha developed the town's electricity supply, built the first secondary school, health clinics, bridges and roads, as well developing recreational and tourist infrastructure by building a road to
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by establishing education and training programs for local farmers and enabling coffee merchants from Addis Ababa to set up processing plants in the province.
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Mangasha Seyum's grandfather, Mangasha
Yohannes was raised as the nephew of Yohannes IV. However Yohannes IV announced on his deathbed that Mangasha was his "
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January 15, 2013, in Alexandria, Virginia. He maintains a close relationship with his children, eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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Rebka from his first marriage to
Abonesh Demisse cousin of Princess Atsede Asfaw who was also Mengesha Seyum's stepmother.
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Mengesha Seyoum lives mostly in Addis Ababa, and partly in the
Washington Since his wife of more than 60 years, Princess
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Yohannes over the rule of Tigray and precedence. Her mother was Princess Adada (second wife of his father).
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breed of sheep and introducing modern wool weaving equipment. As Governor of
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as Addis Ababa's main international gateway. As Chairman of
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Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
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951:. GeoGuide. Springer Nature. pp. 477–493.
889:. GeoGuide. Springer-Nature. pp. 557–675.
406:In January 1949, Mangasha Seyum married one of
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949:Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains
496:In 1952 he was appointed Governor-General of
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414:. They are the parents of five sons
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673:United Ethiopian Democratic Forces
592:. He governed from his capital in
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639:Opposition, exile, and later life
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558:connecting the provinces of
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652:Abiy Ahmed
422:Yohannes,
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556:Bahir Dar
552:Blue Nile
314:communist
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224:Spouse(s)
159:1952–1955
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306:monarchy
238:Children
143:Governor
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609:Tembien
594:Mek'ele
478:awrajja
440:Immabet
436:Immabet
430:Jalye,
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365:Emperor
337:Enderta
300:of the
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