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Ras Mengesha Yohannes (Tigrinya: መንገሻ ዮሓንስ; 1868 – 1906) was governor of Tigray and a son of Emperor Yohannes IV (r. 1872–89). His mother was Welette Tekle Haymanot wife of dejazmach Gugsa Mercha. Ras Araya Selassie Yohannes was his younger half brother.
Ras Mengesha Yohannes (Tigriña: መንገሻ ዮሓንስ; 1868 – 1906) fue gobernador de Tigray e hijo del emperador Yohannes IV (r. 1872-89). Su madre era Welette Tekle Haymanot, esposa de dejazmach Gugsa Mercha.
Ras Seyoum Mengesha was killed during the abortive coup by the Imperial Bodyguard in 1960 and was succeeded by his son Ras Mengesha Seyoum who served as Governor and hereditary Prince of Tigray until the 1974 Revolution toppled the Ethiopian monarchy.
The death of Yohannes sent a shock wave among Tigrayans. Yohannes' officials asked Ras Mengesha, the son of Yohannes IV, to claim the throne but the power struggle between the relatives of Emperor Yohannes intensified as they refused to recognise Ras Mengesha as Yohannes's heir.
Ras Mengesha Yohannes (Tigrinya: መንገሻ ዮሓንስ; 1868-1906) was governor of Tigray and a son of atse Yohannes IV (r. 1872-89). His mother was Welette Tekle Hayman...
Mengesha Yohannes was the son of Emperor Yohannes IV and a claimant to the Imperial throne. He fought against Menelik II and the Italians, and founded one of the senior cadet branches of the Ethiopian Imperial Solomonic Dynasty.
Ras Mengeša Yohannes (Tigrinya መንገሻ ዮሐንስ, Mɛngɛša auch als Mengesha, Mangasha oder Mangašā transkribiert) (* 1865 in Tigray, Abessinien; † 29. Dezember 1906 oder Anfang 1907 in Ankober, Abessinien) war ein tigrinischer bzw. äthiopischer Fürst und Heerführer.
