Taytu Betul
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 106 years ago |
Born | Semien Province |
Date of died | February 11,1918 |
Died | Addis Ababa |
Ethiopia | |
Spouse | Menilek II |
Parents | Betul Haile Maryam |
Burial | Ba'eta le-Mariam Monastery |
Job | Politician |
Date of birth | January 1,1851 |
Nationality | Ethiopian |
Coron | 4 November 1889 |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 564035 |
Taytu Betul Life story
Taytu Betul was Empress of Ethiopia from 1889 to 1913 and the third wife of Emperor Menelik II. An influential figure in anti-colonial resistance during the late 19th-century Scramble for Africa, she, along with her husband, founded the modern Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa in 1886.