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Bogaletch Gebre

1960 - 2019

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Bogaletch "Boge" (pronounced Bo-gay) Gebre (1950s – 2 November 2019) was an Ethiopian scientist and activist. In 2010, The Independent characterized her as "the woman who began the rebellion of Ethiopian women." Along with her sister Fikirte Gebre, Gebre founded KMG Ethiopia, formerly called Kembatti Mentti Gezzima-Tope (Kembatta Women Standing Together). The charity works to serve women in many areas, including preventing female genital mutilation and bridal abductions, the practice of kidnapping and raping young women to force them into marriage. According to the National Committee on Traditional Practices of Ethiopia, such practices were the basis of 69% of marriages in the country as of 2003. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bogaletch Gebre is the 455th most popular social activist (up from 652nd in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Ethiopia (up from 58th in 2019) and the most popular Ethiopian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Bogaletch Gebre ranks 455 out of 840. Before her are Harry Wu, Henriette Herz, Lynching of Jesse Washington, Matilda Joslyn Gage, Jason Moore, and Phyllis Schlafly. After her are Mary McLeod Bethune, Carlos Fonseca, Iosif Grigulevich, Petro Grigorenko, Giuseppe Pinelli, and Gotō Shōjirō.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Bogaletch Gebre ranks 226. Before her are Chris Waddle, Aymen Benabderrahmane, Vladimir Krutov, Susanne Lothar, Jason Beghe, and Yoko Tawada. After her are Djamel Menad, RuPaul, Alfred Gusenbauer, Annabella Sciorra, Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, and Mykelti Williamson. Among people deceased in 2019, Bogaletch Gebre ranks 297. Before her are Gerhard Auer, Agustina Bessa-Luís, Apolo Nsibambi, Dick Boushka, Hans Zender, and Don Bragg. After her are Sergio Valdés, Charles Gérard, Omero Antonutti, Norma Croker, Alessandra Panaro, and Charles Kittel.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Bogaletch Gebre ranks 43 out of 105. Before her are Mamo Wolde (1932), Miruts Yifter (1944), Mulatu Astatke (1943), Wilfred Thesiger (1910), Gudit (950), and Sahle Dengel (1778). After her are Kenenisa Bekele (1982), Comoros at the 2020 Summer Olympics (null), Liya Kebede (1978), Mara Takla Haymanot (900), Tafari Benti (1921), and Genesius of Rome (250).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Ethiopia

Among social activists born in Ethiopia, Bogaletch Gebre ranks 1. 

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