User:ChiDLAX/Makonnen Demissew

Bitwoded Makonnen Demissie/Demissew. born in 1889 died in 1936, was a respected Shewan nobleman and war hero. His father, Ras Demissew Nessibu and his grand father Afe Nigus Nessibu Ewnetu were all nobleman and trusted officers of Emperor Minilik. Bitwoded Makonnen Demissew was married to HIH Princess Yeshash Worq Yilma niece of Emperor Haile Selassie and daughter of Dejazmatch Yilma Makonnen, older brother of Emperor Haile Selasie. At the time of the Italian Invasion, Bitwoded Makonnen was a governor of Wolega. His army 12,000 men, were according to foreign observers, the best armed of the Northern armies. Makonnen himself was an expert machine gunner. Bitwoded Makonnen was ordered by Emperor Haile Selassie to support Ras Mulugeta's Army. He was killed in the battle of Amba Aradam