Habta Giyorgis Dināgdē, Fitāwrāri, 1854-1926
He was an important military figure in late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century Ethiopia, who was often a key power broker in the political domain in the years following Emperor Menilek's stroke. He served as Minister of War from 1907 until his death in 1926, and he was responsible for construction of the church building of Qeddus Rufā'ēl Church in Addis Ababa. He is buried at Mannāgašā Qeddus Giyorgis Church in Addis Ababa.
- HMML ID
- 928131956609
- PURL
- LC name
- Habtagiyorgis Dinagdé, -1926
- HMML name
- Habta Giyorgis Dināgdē, Fitāwrāri, 1854-1926
- HMML native script
- ሀብተ ፡ ጊዮርጊስ ፡ ዲናግዴ
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Dinagdé, Habtagiyorgis
- Fitawrari Habte-Giyorgis
- Fitāwrāri Habta Giyorgis
- Habta Giyorgis
- Habte Giorgis
- Habtä Giyorgis Dinagde
- Yädesa
Personal information
- Birth date
- 1854-05-04
- Death date
- 1926-12-12
- Centuries
- 19th century CE ● 20th century CE
- Gender
- Males
- Place died
- Place residence
- Associated countries
- Occupations
- Ranks
- Chief of the palace servants ● Governor ● Minister of War
- Fields of activity
- Honorary titles
- Fitāwrāri
- Languages
Affiliations
- Affiliation
Personal relationships
- Associates
General notes
- Description
- Buried at Mannāgašā Qeddus Giyorgis Church in Addis Ababa
- Citations
- Haile Gabriel Dagne, "The Establishment of Churches in Addis Ababa," in Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Centenary of Addis Ababa, November 24-25, 1986 (Addis Ababa: Institute of Ethiopian Studies, 1987), 64.
- Description
- Habtä Giyorgis Dinagde; Yädesa
- Citations
- Siegbert Uhlig, ed., Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, vol. 2, D-Ha (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2005), 952.
- Description
- Fitawrari Habte-Giyorgis
- Citations
- Haile Gabriel Dagne, "The Establishment of Churches in Addis Ababa," in Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Centenary of Addis Ababa, November 24-25, 1986 (Addis Ababa: Institute of Ethiopian Studies, 1987), 68.
- Description
- Fitāwrāri Habta Giyorgis
- Citations
- William F. Macomber, A Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts Microfilmed for the Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, Addis Ababa, and for the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, Collegeville, vol. I: Project Numbers 1-300 (Collegeville: Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, 1975), 258, https://archive.org/details/EMMLCatalog01.
- Citations
- EMML 247, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.
Preferred citation
"Habta Giyorgis Dināgdē, Fitāwrāri, 1854-1926." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified December 15, 2021. https://w3id.org/haf/person/928131956609
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-10-12
- Last edited
- 2021-12-15