Abebe aregai biography sample

Ethiopian military commander; Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 1957 to 1960In this Ethiopian name, the name Aregai is a patronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name, Abebe.

RasAbebe Aregai (Amharic: አበበ አረጋይ; 18 August 1903 – 17 December 1960) was an Ethiopian military commander who served as Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 27 November 1957 until his death.

He was a victim of the unsuccessful 1960 Ethiopian coup.

During the Italian occupation, he led a group of resistance fighters. They were collectively known as the Arbegnoch (lit.

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'Patriots'), and operated in Menz. The British IWM labeled Abebe “one of the bravest men in the modern world.”

Early life

Abebe was born on 18 August 1903 in the village of Woira Amba-Jirru in northern Shewa.

His father was Aregai Bechere, an ethnic Amhara, and his mother was Askale Gobena, an ethnic Oromo and the daughter of Ras Gobena Dacche. He served in the Kebur Zabagna, rising to the rank of Major before trans