ደስታ (ዳምጠው) Damtew KBE (1892 - 1937)

Ras ደስታ (Desta Damtew) Damtew KBE formerly ዳምጠው

Born 1892 in Maskan, Gurage, Ethiopian Empire

Son of Damtew Katena and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Tenagnework Haile Selassie — married 1924 (to 24 Feb 1937) in Ethiopia

Father of አይዳ (ደስታ) Desta, ሂሩት (ደስታ) Desta, ሰብል (ደስታ) Desta, አምሃ (ደስታ) Desta, እስክንድር (ደስታ) Desta and ሶፊያ (ደስታ) Desta

Died 24 Feb 1937 at about age 45 in Shala, Italian East Africa

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1 Biography
2 Origins
3 Marriage
4 Death and Burial
5 Sources

Biography

Desta Damtew (ዳምጠው) Damtew KBE is Notable.

Desta Damtew (ዳምጠው) Damtew KBE was born in Ethiopia.

Ras Desta Damtew KBE (Amharic: ደስታ ዳምጠው ) was an Ethiopian noble, an army commander, and a son-in-law of Emperor Haile Selassie I. He is known for his leadership in the Ethopian Army during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.

Origins

His father was Damtew Katena. ^[1]

Marriage

He was married to Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie, GBE whose baptismal name was Fikirte Mariam.

Death and Burial

Ras Desta Damtew was executed on 24 February 1937, by the Italian Armed Forces shortly after Ethiopia's loss in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. He is buried in Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ^[2]

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