Emperor Menelik II – Abyssinia’s Ruler Said to be a Heavy Buyer of American Railway Stocks
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Meles Zenawi (1955 – 2012)
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Lucy (Dinkinesh) (3.2 million years ago)
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Biography of Dr. Haddis Alemayehu
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Prof. Mesfin pays tribute to Debebe Eshetu
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Biography of Mengistu Haile Mariam
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Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin (1936–2006)
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