Menen Asfaw

Names
	Walatta Giyorgis ; Baptismal name

Menen Asfaw
Menen Asfaw
Itege
Empress consort of Ethiopia
Tenure	2 November 1930 – 15 February 1962
Coronation	2 November 1930
Born	25 March 1889; Ambassel, Bete Amhara, Ethiopian Empire (now South Wollo, Amhara Region, Ethiopia)
Died	15 February 1962 (aged 72); Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire
Burial	Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Spouse	Dejazmach Ali; Dejazmach-Deyas; Ras Lul Seged; Haile Selassie;
Issue	Princess Tenagnework; Asfaw Wossen; Princess Zenebework; Princess Tsehai; Prince Makonnen; Prince Sahle Selassie
Names
Names
	Walatta Giyorgis ; Baptismal name
Dynasty	House of Solomon
Father	Asfaw, Jantirar of Ambassel
Mother	Woizero Sehin Mikael
Religion	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo

Menen Asfaw (baptismal name: Walatta Giyorgis; 25 March 1889 – 15 February 1962)^[3] was Empress of Ethiopia as the wife of Emperor Haile Selassie.

^ Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku; Gates (Jr.), Henry Louis (2 February 2012). Dictionary of African Biography. OUP USA. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5.
^ Kasuka, Bridgette (8 February 2012). Prominent African Leaders Since Independence. Bankole Kamara Taylor. ISBN 978-1-4700-4358-2.
^ "ed. Anjahli Parnell | Empress Menen Asfaw, The Mother of the Ethiopian Nation". Roots-publishing. 2011. p. 3.

[1] Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku; Gates (Jr.), Henry Louis (2 February 2012). Dictionary of African Biography. OUP USA. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5.

[2] Kasuka, Bridgette (8 February 2012). Prominent African Leaders Since Independence. Bankole Kamara Taylor. ISBN 978-1-4700-4358-2.

[3] "ed. Anjahli Parnell | Empress Menen Asfaw, The Mother of the Ethiopian Nation". Roots-publishing. 2011. p. 3.

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