Women / Persons ~ P15924
Empress Menen Asfaw
Alternate Names:
- Waizeru Menin
- Walatta Giyorgis
- Itege Menen Asfaw
- The Empress of Abyssinia
Gender: Female
Life Dates: 3 April 1891 - 15 February 1962
Types:
- African
- Model of faith, piety
- Model of family life, motherhood
- Philanthropist
- Reformer, education
- Reformer, political
- Representative of state, historical
- Royalty
- Ruler
- Wife of notable man
- Wife with Great Influence on Husband
Note: born into Ethiopian royalty; second marriage was to Tafari Makonnen/Emperor Haile Selassie I