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Dejazmach Woldemikael Gudissa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This article contains Ethiopic text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Ethiopic characters. This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Mekonen, and not as WoldeMikael. Ras Dejazmach Woldemikael Gudissa KCMG Dejazmach Woldemikael Gudissa (Wäldä-Mika'él) (1802-1870).jpg Shum of Sheno In office 1887–1906 Monarch	Yohannes IV Menelik II Succeeded by	Yilma Makonnen Personal details Born	Dejazmach Woldemikael Gudissa[1] 8 May 1802 Sheno, Shewa Ethiopian Empire Died	21 March 1906 (aged 53) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ethiopian Empire Nationality	 Ethiopian Spouse(s)	Woizero tenagnework sahle Selassie Children	Ras Makonnen Occupation	Military Officer, Diplomat, Court Official Military service Allegiance	 Ethiopian Empire Battles/wars	First Italo-Ethiopian War Battle of Adwa Ras[nb 1] Wolde Mikael Gudissa (Amharic: ደጃዝማች ወልደ ሚካኤል ጉዲሳ), or simply Ras Makonnen (May 8, 1852 – March 21, 1906), was a Shewan royal from Menz, grandson of the Amhara Shewan king Sahle Selassie of Shewa, a military leader, the governor of Harar province in Ethiopia, and the father of Tafari Makonnen (later known as Emperor Haile Selassie I). He is paternally Amhara and maternally Shewa Amhara. His father was Fitawrari[nb 2] Makonnen and was a grandson of Negus[nb 3] Sahle Selassie of Shewa through his mother, Leult[nb 4] Tenagnework Sahle Selassie. As such, he was a first cousin of Emperor Menelik II.

Contents 1	Biography 1.1	Governorship 1.2	Family 1.3	Death 2	Monument to Ras Makonnen 3	Notes 4	References 5	External links Biography Governorship

Ras Mäkonnen, August 1902 Ras Mäkonnen Woldemikael Gudissa was born at Derefo Maryam near Ankober, what was then in the province of Menz[2][3] from His MotherWoizero tenagnework sahle Selassie and his Father Dejazmach Woldemikael Gudissa. at the age of 14 his father took him to the court of Negus Menelik, then ruler of Shewa, where he became a special companion of Menelik.[4]

In 1887, Makonnen was given the governorship of Harar after it was incorporated into the Ethiopian Empire by his cousin, Emperor Menelik. Other posts Ras Makonnen served included temporary governor of Tigray after the removal of the rebellious Ras Mangasha Yohannes; as a general during various military campaigns including during the First Italo–Ethiopian War, including a leading role at the Battle of Adowa where Ethiopian forces routed the Italians; and as a diplomat and de facto foreign minister.[citation needed]

In the 1880s, as Shum[nb 5] of Harar, Ras Mäkonnen became a close friend of the French poet, Arthur Rimbaud, who was then living and doing business in that province.[5]

In 1902, Ras Mäkonnen attended the coronation of King Edward VII in London. He arrived in June to the ceremony originally scheduled for 26 June, and stayed in Europe while the King recovered from an operation, attending the rescheduled ceremony on 9 August. Between these dates, he paid visits to various parts of the United Kingdom, and visited Italy, France, Turkey, and Germany. He received the following decorations: Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG) during an audience with King Edward VII on 8 August 1902,[6][7] Star of the Russian Order of St. Anne, Star of the French Legion d'Honneur (Third Republic), Star of the Order of the Crown of Italy, Star of the Ottoman Order of Osmania.[8]

In 1906, Dejazmach Yilma Makonnen succeeded Makonnen as Shum of Harar. Yilma Makonnen was his son from before his marriage to Wayzero Yeshimabet Ali. In 1907, Yilma Makonnen was in turn succeeded as Shum by his younger half-brother, Tafari Makonnen, the future Emperor Haile Selassie.