Captain Alemayehu Abebe, Africa’s first pilot to fly 720 jet passed away at the age of…
Category: Obituaries
Professor Richard Pankhurst laid to rest
Addis Ababa – Professor Richard Pankhurst, the prominent historian and researcher on Ethiopia, was laid to rest at the…
Dr. Richard Pankhurst passes away at 90
Addis Ababa (FBC) – The doyen of historians and scholars of Ethiopia, Dr. Richard Pankhurst has…
Asfaw Teffera Woldemeskel, Educator & Businessman (1929-2017)
By Henock Yared – Asfaw Teferra Woldemeskel, a renowned businessman, who is also known for his…
Teshome Gebremariam: Titan of an Era
It is rare for Mengesha Seyoum (Ras), a nobility from the north and a great grandson…
Prominent Attorney Teshome G. Mariam Passes Away at 86
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Teshome Gebremariam Bokan, a prominent corporate lawyer, has passed away on Friday,…
Prominent opposition figure Hailu Shawel dies at age 80
Engineer Hailu Shawel, one of the most prominent opposition figures whose party nearly toppled the incumbent…
Ethiopian Air Force hero General Legesse Teferra dies in Washington, DC
WASHINGTON, DC – Retired Air Force General Legesse Teferra, the most-decorated fighter pilot in his native…
Distinguished Ethiopian historian and diplomat Zewde Retta passed away
Ambassador Zewde Retta, a distinguished Ethiopian historian and diplomat, has passed away yesterday in London. The…