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Ras Desta Damtew KBE ( Amharic: ደስታ ዳምጠው ; c. 1892 – 24 February 1937) 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 Ethiopian Army during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.
Desta Damtew (c. 1892 - Shewa, 23 de febrero de 1937) fue un noble etíope, que se desempeñó como Comandante del Ejército del Imperio Etíope. Estuvo casado con la princesa Tenagnework, hija del emperador Haile Selassie.
Desta Damtew fue un noble etíope, que se desempeñó como Comandante del Ejército del Imperio Etíope. Estuvo casado con la princesa Tenagnework, hija del emperador Haile Selassie.
27 de abr. de 2020 · Husband of Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie, he was the father of Prince Amaha Desta and Prince Rear Admiral Iskinder Desta, as well as Princesses Aida, S...
Ras Desta managed to escape the battlefield alone, but was hunted down and executed a few days later. With Ras Desta Damtew's death, all organized Ethiopian resistance to the Italians was spent. Attack on Graziani Graziani (second from left, in uniform) shortly before the assassination attempt.
24 de feb. de 2015 · On this date in 1937, Ethiopian prince Desta Damtew — the son-in-law of Emperor Haile Selassie — was captured by the Italian troops occupying his country, and summarily executed.
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 .
