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Tekle Giyorgis II

1836 - 1873

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Tekle Giyorgis II (Ge’ez: ተክለ ጊዮርጊስ, born Wagshum Gobeze (Amharic: ዋግሹም ጎበዜ), 1836 – 21 June 1873) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1868 to 1871. After being crowned, he linked himself to the last independent emperors of the Gondar line through his mother and sought support from the Ethiopian Church to strengthen his right to rule. He was wounded when fighting during the Battle of the Assem River, leading to the demoralization of his troops and capture of him and his generals and later on his death in captivity. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tekle Giyorgis II is the 9,074th most popular politician (up from 16,633rd in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Ethiopia (up from 54th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Ethiopian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tekle Giyorgis II ranks 9,074 out of 19,576. Before him are Eliza Lynch, Octavian Goga, Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt, Dirk VII, Count of Holland, Juansher, and George, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. After him are Agustín Pedro Justo, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Paul Kummer, Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, and Ambaghai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1836, Tekle Giyorgis II ranks 31. Before him are Theodor Nöldeke, Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Nikolay Dobrolyubov, Enomoto Takeaki, Jan Gotlib Bloch, and Franz von Lenbach. After him are Ding Ruchang, Ronglu, Daniel Peter, Antônio Carlos Gomes, Winslow Homer, and Georges Leclanché. Among people deceased in 1873, Tekle Giyorgis II ranks 36. Before him are Johns Hopkins, Edward Blyth, Prince Adolf zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, Francis Garnier, Urbano Rattazzi, and Wilhelm Marstrand. After him are Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Prince August, Duke of Dalarna, Charles II, Duke of Brunswick, Auguste von Harrach, Ferdinand David, and Hermann Hankel.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Tekle Giyorgis II ranks 29 out of 105. Before him are Hailemariam Desalegn (1965), Meles Zenawi (1955), Abdiqasim Salad (1941), Gelawdewos (1522), Abdullah ibn Ja'far (650), and Mulatu Teshome (1955). After him are Kaleb of Axum (500), Taytu Betul (1851), Negasso Gidada (1943), Haile Gebrselassie (1973), Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel (1948), and Zara Yaqob (1399).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ethiopia

Among politicians born in Ethiopia, Tekle Giyorgis II ranks 24. Before him are Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924), Susenyos I (1572), Hailemariam Desalegn (1965), Meles Zenawi (1955), Abdiqasim Salad (1941), and Mulatu Teshome (1955). After him are Kaleb of Axum (500), Taytu Betul (1851), Negasso Gidada (1943), Zera Yacob Amha Selassie (1953), Gudit (950), and Sahle Dengel (1778).

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