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Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia

1895 - 1935

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Lij Iyasu (Ge'ez: ልጅ ኢያሱ; 4 February 1895 – 25 November 1935) was the designated Emperor of Ethiopia from 1913 to 1916. His baptismal name was Kifle Yaqob (ክፍለ ያዕቆብ kəflä y’aqob). Ethiopian emperors traditionally chose their regnal name on the day they were crowned, and since he was never crowned, he is usually referred to as Lij Iyasu, "Lij" meaning child, especially one born of royal blood. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia is the 2,345th most popular politician (up from 2,443rd in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 9th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Ethiopian Politician.

Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia is most famous for being the son of the last Ethiopian emperor, Haile Selassie.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia ranks 2,345 out of 19,576. Before him are Gaston Doumergue, William II of Holland, Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, Andrew Mellon, Dardanus, and Abd al-Rahman II. After him are Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Uesugi Kenshin, Alaric II, Juraj Jánošík, Claudia Octavia, and Emperor Guangwu of Han.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia ranks 42. Before him are Ludvík Svoboda, Machine Gun Kelly, Igor Tamm, Khorloogiin Choibalsan, Rudolph Valentino, and Folke Bernadotte. After him are Vladimir Propp, László Moholy-Nagy, Wilhelm Burgdorf, Vasily Blokhin, Oskar Dirlewanger, and Stanley Rous. Among people deceased in 1935, Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia ranks 22. Before him are André Citroën, Henri Barbusse, Carlos Gardel, Hugo de Vries, Paul Dukas, and Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.. After him are Jane Addams, Komitas, Josef Suk, Max Liebermann, Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin, and Aron Nimzowitsch.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia ranks 12 out of 105. Before him are Menelik I (-954), Yohannes IV (1837), Abraha (600), Tewodros II (1818), Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937), and Ezana of Axum (325). After him are Onuphrius (320), Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (1506), Abiy Ahmed (1976), Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200), Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946), and Amha Selassie (1916).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ethiopia

Among politicians born in Ethiopia, Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia ranks 10. Before him are Sahle-Work Zewde (1950), Menelik I (-954), Yohannes IV (1837), Tewodros II (1818), Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937), and Ezana of Axum (325). After him are Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (1506), Abiy Ahmed (1976), Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200), Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946), Amha Selassie (1916), and Fasilides (1603).

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