Zewditu (Ge'ez: ዘውዲቱ, born Askala Maryam; 29 April 1876 – 2 April 1930) was Empress of Ethiopia from 1916 until her death in 1930. The first female head...

Zewditu Hospital is a hospital in central Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was built, owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, but was nationalized...

of Begemder." Taytu Betul arranged the marriage of Gugsa Welle to Leult Zewditu, the eldest daughter of Emperor Menelek II and an earlier wife. They were...

the third heir of the female line was Menelik's elder daughter Woizero Zewditu, who was married to Ras Gugsa Welle, nephew of the Empress Taitu. Menelik...

reign of Lij Iyasu (whom they helped depose) and into the reign of Empress Zewditu. Menelik was the son of the Shewan Amhara king, Negus Haile Melekot, and...

The husband of Zewditu and leader of the pro-Zewditu faction, fifty-three-year-old Ras Gugsa Welle, imagined a future where Zewditu remained Empress...

to power as Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia (Enderase) for Empress Zewditu from 1916 until 1930. Haile Selassie is widely considered a defining figure...

supporters of Empress Zewditu to rid her of the heir apparent and Crown Prince, Ras Tafari Makonnen. With Tafari gone, Zewditu would be the sole ruler...

"Queen of Kings", or "Queen of Queens", or "female ruler of an empire." Zewditu (reigned 1917–1930) was the only woman to be crowned in Ethiopia in her...

supporters of Empress Zewditu to rid her of the Crown Prince and heir apparent, Negus Tafari Makonnen. With Tafari gone, Zewditu would be the sole claimant...

supporters to join the Trust's membership. The group's directors include Zewditu Gebreyohanes, appointed by Boris Johnson as a trustee of the Victoria and...

between the supporters of Empress regent Zewditu and Lij Iyasu on 27 October 1916, and resulted in victory for Zewditu. Paul B. Henze states that "Segale was...

Kingdom of Italy and the Ethiopian Empire on 2 August 1928. Nigiste Negest Zewditu I ruled Ethiopia at the time of this treaty, but it was the 36-year-old...

Sen 1977, pp. 52–55. Sen 1977, p. 52. Roberts, Andrew; Gebreyohanes, Zewditu (14 March 2021). "Cambridge: "The Racial Consequences of Mr Churchill"...

Christened. Araya was nominated Crown Prince. Araya was the first husband of Zewditu (later Empress), the daughter of atse Menelik II, having married her in...

Sheba and King Solomon of Jerusalem". Menelik II, and later his daughter Zewditu I, would be the last Ethiopian monarchs who could claim uninterrupted direct...

mausoleum for Emperor Menelik II, his wife Empress Taitu, and Empress Zewditu, his daughter and eventual successor. Other churches within the grounds...

instituted as a ladies' order in 1922 in the Ethiopian Empire by Empress Zewditu and would later become the diplomatic symbol of a holy pact.[clarification...

and Mikael's sister-in-law, Woizero Zewditu, was pronounced Negiste Negest ("Queen of Kings") Zewditu I. Zewditu was another of Menelik's daughters, and...

(Inderase) for the Empress Regnant Zewditu, and became the de facto ruler of the Ethiopian Empire. Following Zewditu's death, on 2 November 1930, he succeeded...

Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The statue was erected by Empress Zewditu in 1930 in coincidence of coronation of Ras Tafari, later reigned as Emperor...

the final tomb of Menelik's wife Empress Taitu and his successor Empress Zewditu. The mausoleum is found in within the church of Kidist Maryam next to the...

advocate Africa portal Oromia Region Large Cities Climate Leadership Group Zewditu Hospital ALERT (medical facility) Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne...

contributed to the growth of non-governmental education. In 1929, Empress Zewditu issued a proclamation that wanted to reverse traditional education. It...

Council of Ministers and as Minister of War during the reigns of Menelik II, Zewditu and Haile Selassie. He was also Shum or Governor of Borena, Ibat, and Mecha...

O'Malley; McManus, Tim; Chyen, David; Whittle, Lisa; Taylor, Eboni; Demissie, Zewditu; Brener, Nancy; Thornton, Jemekia; Moore, John; Zaza, Stephanie (June 13...

and Queens". In the Ethiopian Empire, the title as an empress-regnant of Zewditu was Nəgəstä Nägäst ("Queen of Kings"). This title is different from Nəgusä...

Chapter 5. ISBN 9781845282844. Charles, Luenda E.; Loomis, Dana; Demissie, Zewditu (2009). "Occupational hazards experienced by cleaning workers and janitors:...

"king." The consort of the emperor was referred to as the ətege. Empress Zewditu used the feminized form nəgəstä nägäst ("Queen of Kings") to show that...

election made her Ethiopia's first female head of state since Empress Zewditu. At the time she was appointed, Sahle-Work was the only female head of...