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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Menen Asfaw
		Empress Menen was the daughter of Asfaw, Jantirar of Ambassel He was a direct descendant of Emperor Lebna Dengel, through Emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia and his daughter Princess Enkulal Gelawdewos and this genealogy was deleted from the official history of Etege Menen.
		According to both published and unpublished reports, the then Woizero Menen Asfaw was given in marriage by her family, to the prominent Wollo nobleman, Dejazmach Ali of Cherecha, and bore him a daughter, Woizero Belaynesh Ali, and a son, Jantirar Asfaw Ali.
		During the ceremonial burial of her husband's remains in November 2000, the remains of Empress Menen were also disinterred from the crypt tomb, and placed in the sarcophagus in the nave of the Cathedral, next to her husband as he had originally intended.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Menen_Asfaw (1446 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Haile Selassie of Ethiopia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		On 3 August of that year, he married Menen Asfaw, the niece of Lij Iyasu, whose deposition he had a part in (27 September 1916).
		Menen Asfaw, Empress of Ethiopia Empress Menen Asfaw was the wife and consort of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia.
		Princess Tenagnework Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie was the eldest child of Emperor Haile Selassie and Empress Menen of Ethiopia.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Haile-Selassie-of-Ethiopia (4470 words)

	Empress Menen: Wife of His Imperial Majesty Haile Sellassie I
		Empress Menen since she came to this world in 1883 for 67 years age accomplished human deeds and charity.
		Her name ‘Menen’ is given for the most beautiful respected ladies.
		Empress Menen gave her daughter Princess Tenangne Work Haile Sellassie to be married with His Excellency “Ras” Desta Damtew on Nov 7 1917.
	rastaites.com /HIM/menen.htm (2389 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Menen Asfaw the future Empress, in August of 1916.
		Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen was given the title of "Merid Azmatch" and given the province of Wollo to rule as his fief.
		As Prince Asfaw Wossen was not expected to live, his son, Prince Zera Yacob, a student at Cambridge at the time, was named "Acting Crown Prince" and "Heir Presumptive".
	www.brujula.net /english/wiki/Amha_Selassie.html (792 words)

	Empress Menen part 2
		She gave a lot of acres of land to priests and deacons of the church.
		In May 19, 1926 Empress Menen went to Harar to visit and inaugurate prince's Mekonnen the Duke of Harar of his being the head prince of Harar.
		Empress Menen stayed with king of kings Majesty Haile Sellassie as an advisor.
	www.rastaites.com /HIM/menen2.htm (1641 words)

	Amha Selassie I,Emperor-in-Exile (Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen)
		Prince Asfaw Wossen's mother Menen, was the daughter of Asfaw, the Jantirar of Ambassel, an ancient hereditery title of Wollo.
		In 1933, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen was married to Princess Wollete Israel Seyoum, daughter of Ras Seyoum Mengesha Prince of Tigre, and great-granddaughter of Emperor Yohannis IV.
		Empress Menen, Princess Tenagnework and the Duchess of Harrar along with their children were placed under guard at their respective homes (Empress Menen had for some time been spending much of her time in a one story villa near the Guenete Leul Palace because her illness made negotiating the stairs at the palace too difficult).
	www.angelfire.com /ny/ethiocrown/amha.html (4717 words)

	JAH - EMPRESS MENEN - View Messages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		You are trying to play smart by saying that Empress Menen had no children before she was with Selassie I, instead of answering the sistren's question.
		Empress Menen is still the same person that had children before she was with Selassie I. The Sistren came in humbleness seeking an answer to a question.
		I should have said that She (Menen) became Empress at the precise moment that Her vow to Emperor Haile Sealssie was consecrated.
	www.jah-rastafari.com /forum/message-view.asp?message_group=1213 (1214 words)

	JAH - Empress Menen Speaks - View Messages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Her Imperial Majesty Empress Menen was born in Wollo in 1889.
		She was the daughter of Jantirar Asfaw of Ambassel, and his wife, Woizero Sehin Michael.
		Empress Menen is the ONLY Empress to have been crowned on the same day, during the same ceremony, with the Emperor.
	jah-rastafari.com /forum/message-view.asp?message_group=588 (1974 words)

	ETHIOPIA
		HIH Princess Zenabe Worq (by Menen), born 25th July 1918 in Addis Ababa, married 14th July 1932 in Addis Ababa, Dejazmatch Haile Selassie Gugsa (see above), went over to the Italian side in 1935, and was rewarded with the title of Ras, which was not recognized following liberation in 1941, died shortly after 1974.
		HIH Princess Tsahai Worq (by Menen), born 13th October 1920 in Addis Ababa, married 26th April 1942 in Addis Ababa, Abiye Abebe, born 1918, Governor of Wollega, died 23rd November 1974 in Addis Ababa.
		HIH Prince Sahle Selassie (by Menen), born 27th February 1931 in Addis Ababa, Governor of Wollega Province, married 14th June 1959 in Addis Ababa, HIH Princess Mahazent Habte Maryam, born 9th February 1937, (daughter of Habte Maryam Kumsa and Woizero Shashitu), and had issue.
	www.uq.net.au /~zzhsoszy/states/ethiopia/ethiopia.html (1380 words)

	H.I.M
		Empress Menen was at his right hand, and was crowned Queen of Queens shortly after.
		Empress Menen and Emperor Haile Selassie I are both of the King Solomon and Queen of Sheba lineage.
		Empress Menen is worshiped as the Mother of Creation and provides a strong role model for Rasta women.
	empressound.4ya.nl /homepage/show/pagina.php?paginaid=187790 (413 words)

	hr1680.html
		WHEREAS, Empress Itege Menen Asfaw's role in education of women, work with the poor, commitment to her spiritual beliefs, and her quiet strength in the face of tribulation has secured a place for her in Ethiopian and world history as a powerful fl woman; and
		WHEREAS, Empress Itege Menen Asfaw was truly deserving of the title of "Queen of Queens" and, although she has joined the ranks of the holy ancestors, she will forever live in the hearts of Africans throughout the Diaspora; and
		BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Empress of Zion and the Abarra Movement.
	www.legis.state.ga.us /legis/2005_06/fulltext/hr1680.htm (428 words)

	US Bazaar.com : Encyclopedia Pages : Haile Selassie of Ethiopia
		On 3 August of that year, he married Menen Asfaw of Ambassel, the niece of the heir to the throne, Lij Iyasu.
		The use of this formula dates to the dynasty's Solomonic origins, as well as to the Christianized throne from the period of Ezana; all monarchs being required to trace their lineage back to Menelik I, who in the Ethiopian tradition was the offspring of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
		By Empress Menen, the Emperor had six children: Princess Tenagnework, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen, Princess Tsehai, Princess Zenebework, Prince Makonnen and Prince Sahle Selassie.
	encyclopedia.us-bazaar.com /?title=Haile_Selassie_of_Ethiopia (5958 words)

	josiah cut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Menen Asfaw, Empress of Ethiopia Empress Menen Asfaw was the wife and consort of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia.
		Empress Menen and Emperor Haile Selassie were the parents of six children, Princess Tenagnework, Amha Selassie(Emperor-in-Exile Amha Selassie I), Princess Tsehai, Princess Zenebework, Prince MakonnenDuke of Harrar, and Prince Sahle Selasse.
		Following the liberation in 1941, a replica of the crown was made for future Empresses, but the crown with which Empress Menen was crowned at her husbands side in 1931 was sent to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
	josiahz6gc.blogspot.com (13986 words)

	Reasoning on Haile Selassie I
		On July 31st, 1911 Tafari married Menen Asfaw, the 22 year old granddaughter of Ras Mikael.
		The union lasted 50 years until the death of Empress Menen in 1961.Together they had six children.
		When Ras Tafari was 38 years of age, he ascended the throne of Ethiopia, it was at this time He was coronated Emperor Haile Sellassie 1st.
	rastaites.com /HIM/reasoning.htm (976 words)

	Empress Menen: Wife of His Imperial Majesty Haile Sellassie I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Empress Menen since she came to this world in 1883 for 67 years age accomplished human deeds and charity.
		Princess Menen kept her promise with her husband crown prince Ras Teferi Mekonnen and showed her loyalty helping him up to the end.
		Empress Menen gave her daughter Princess Tenangne Work Haile Sellassie to be married with His Excellency “Ras” Desta Damtew on Nov 7 1917.
	www.rastaites.com /HIM/menen.htm (2389 words)

	GIRR No 13 3
		In August 1935, the Association of Ethiopian Women's Welfare Work was founded by Princess Tsehay, daughter of the emperor, under the patronage of Her Majesty Empress Menen.
		Princess Tsehay was assisted by Lady Barton, wife of the British ambassador, in organizing women of the capital to prepare clothes, mattresses, gas masks, bandages, and to pack rations for the troops.
		Throughout the battles, she wore men's uniform and fought gallantly and commanded ably, at times finding herself in the midst of battles (Salome 1958, 70).
	www.ossrea.net /girr/no13/minale-02.htm (6315 words)

	Rastafari Online Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Lij Eyasu was informed that Woizero Menen was in the midst of giving birth, and could not possibly be moved (she was giving birth to Prince Asfaw Wossen, later Emperor Amha Selassie).
		Woizero Menen was the daughter of Jantirar Asfaw of Anbassel (Jantirar is a hereditary title reserved for the ruler of Anbassel and is one of the oldest titles in Ethiopia).
		The eldest was Princess Tenagnework, followed by Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen (later Amha Selassie I, Emperor-in-Exile), Princess Zenebework, Princess Tsehai, Prince Makonnen Duke (Mesfin) of Harrar, and Prince Sahle Selassie.
	rastafarionline.com /life_of_him_long.htm (17719 words)

	Royalty.nu - African Royalty - Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia
		Before the age of 20, Tafari married Woizero Menen Asfaw, a granddaughter of King Michael of Wollo.
		Contrary to many sources, Menen was not a descendant of Menelik II.
		After an outdoor memorial service, the emperor's coffin was interred in the royal family's vault in Holy Trinity Cathedral near the tomb of his wife, Empress Menen, who died in 1962.
	www.royalty.nu /Africa/Ethiopia/Selassie.html (1179 words)

	About H.I.M. Haile Selassie - Rastafari - Jamaica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		He was also given the traditional title "King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah" which is given to all Ethiopian Kings.
		Before he became 20 years of age, Haile Selassie married Woizero Menen Asfaw, a granddaughter of King Michael of Wollo.
		During his reign as king he established numerous schools, hospitals, banks, an airline, abolished slavery in his country (March 31, 1924) and modernized the overall infrastructure of Ethiopia.
	www.jamaicans.com /culture/rasta/abouthim.htm (1043 words)

	Education Issue
		Menen: Teach child how to spell "Superiority Complex".
		Reassure child that school was not always known as the "Pretend School of Addis Ab'a." Bring list of Italian School students child has beaten to a bloody pulpit.
		Asfaw Wossen: Buy child school uniform: fatigues and army boots.
	www.seleda.com /oct00/backpage.shtml (485 words)

	Childhood
		On July 31st 1911 Tafari married Menen Asfaw, the 22 year old granddaugher of Ras Mikael.
		The marriage would last 50 years until the death of Empress Menen in 1961.
		Fallaci: Your Majesty, I would like you to tell me something about yourself.
	rastaites.com /HIM/childhood.htm (646 words)

	Emperor Haile Selassie I, Part 3
		The history of this period, the height of the Emperor's reign leading to his Silver Jubilee, and the decline, from the 1960 coup attempt to the revolution of 1974 is comming soon.
		The Group of Adults in the middle of the picture, are Crown Princess (later Empress) Medferiashwork, Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen (later Emperor-in-Exile Amha Selassie), Emperor Haile Selassie,Princess Tenagnework, Princess Sara Duchess of Harrar, and Princess Mahitsente.
		The eldest was Princess Tenagnework, followed by Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen (later Amha Selassie I,Emperor-in-Exile),Princess Zenebework,Princess Tsehai,Prince Makonnen Duke (Mesfin) of Harrar, and Prince Sahle Selassie.
	www.angelfire.com /ny/ethiocrown/HaileIII.html (7531 words)

	Qwika - similar:History_of_Ethiopia
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	www.qwika.com /rels/History_of_Ethiopia (1636 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		After the death of her mother, Empress Menen Asfaw in 1961, Princess Tenagnework became the most visible and foremost woman at the Imperial court and played an ever increasing advisory role to the monarch.
		Princess Tenagnework was allowed a final visit with the Emperor only a few days before he was murdered in August 1975.
		That same year, Princess Tenagnework's daughter, Mary Abebe Retta died, as did her niece Princess Ijigayehu Asfaw Wossen.
	www.brujula.net /english/wiki/Princess_Tenagnework.html (782 words)

	Amhara people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Another is the fact that most Ethiopians can trace their ancestry to multiple ethnic groups.
		In fact, the last Emperor, Haile Selassie I, often counted himself a member of the Gurage tribe on account of his ancestry, and his Empress, Itege Menen Asfaw of Ambassel, was in large part of Oromo descent.
		The expanded use of Amharic language results mostly from its being the language of the court, and was gradually adopted out of usefulness by many unrelated groups, who then became known as "Amhara" no matter what their ethnic origin.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amhara_people (1278 words)

	Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On 3 August of that year, he married Menen Asfaw, the niece of the heir to the throne, Lij Iyasu.
		The Emperor took the full title His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Haile Selassie I, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, Elect of God.
		Emperor Haile Selassie also had an elder daughter, H.I.H. Princess Romanework Haile Selassie, born from an earlier union to Woizero Altayech.
	88.208.194.172 /wiki/index.php/Haile_Selassie (3767 words)

	Emperor Haile Selassie I, Part 1
		Her Imperial Highness Menen Asfaw, Crown Princess of Ethiopia.
		The Ras was often rumored to be the illegitimate son of Emperor Menelik II Emperor Haile Selassie I and Empress Menen of Ethiopia at their Coronation, November 2nd, 1930
		Foriegn advisors were appointed to assist in advising and helping to set up a modern administration and beurocracy in the various ministries.
	www.angelfire.com /ny/ethiocrown/Haile.html (6612 words)

	Da House of Dread
		Their Imperial Majesties,Empress Menen and Emperor Haile Selassie I
		His Imperial Higness Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen (His Imperial Majesty Amha Selassie I, Emperor-in-exile)
		The Imperial Dynasty of Ethiopia, the oldest Royal House (along with the Imperial Dynasty of Japan) in the word, continues in Exile.
	groups.msn.com /DaHouseofDread/lineageofkings.msnw (2817 words)

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