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Yohannes IV

1837 - 1889

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Yohannes IV (Tigrinya: ዮሓንስ ፬ይ Rabaiy Yōḥānnes; horse name Abba Bezbiz also known as Kahśsai; born Lij Kahssai Mercha; 11 July 1837 – 10 March 1889) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1871 to his death in 1889 at the Battle of Gallabat, and king of Tigray from 1869 to 1871. During his reign he successfully defended Ethiopia against a large-scale Egyptian invasion. In his earlier years, he rebelled against Tewodros II; having risen to power in the 1860s, he maintained the policy of Tewodros, that of continued unification and also implemented a policy of touring entire regions and meetings with governors. He assisted the British in their British expedition to Abyssinia which ended in Tewodros' suicide, from which Yohannes was rewarded in ammunition and artillery. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yohannes IV is the 1,934th most popular politician (up from 10,263rd in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Ethiopia (up from 25th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Ethiopian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yohannes IV ranks 1,934 out of 19,576. Before him are Edwin Stanton, Jens Stoltenberg, Carlos Menem, Kamala Harris, Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Tony Tan. After him are Joseph Estrada, Muhammad bin Tughluq, Kurt Schuschnigg, Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Miguel Primo de Rivera, and Marozia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1837, Yohannes IV ranks 12. Before him are Fredrik Bajer, Wild Bill Hickok, Mily Balakirev, J. P. Morgan, Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī, and Tokugawa Yoshinobu. After him are Cosima Wagner, Pedro V of Portugal, Adam Opel, Édouard Stephan, Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Paul Morphy. Among people deceased in 1889, Yohannes IV ranks 7. Before him are James Prescott Joule, Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, Antonio Meucci, Jefferson Davis, Baroness Mary Vetsera, and Lucy Webb Hayes. After him are Luís I of Portugal, Michel Eugène Chevreul, Father Damien, Alexandre Cabanel, Mihai Eminescu, and Nikolay Chernyshevsky.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Yohannes IV ranks 7 out of 105. Before him are Haile Selassie (1892), Menelik II (1844), Zewditu (1876), Abebe Bikila (1932), Sahle-Work Zewde (1950), and Menelik I (-954). After him are Abraha (600), Tewodros II (1818), Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937), Ezana of Axum (325), Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895), and Onuphrius (320).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ethiopia

Among politicians born in Ethiopia, Yohannes IV ranks 6. Before him are Haile Selassie (1892), Menelik II (1844), Zewditu (1876), Sahle-Work Zewde (1950), and Menelik I (-954). After him are Tewodros II (1818), Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937), Ezana of Axum (325), Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895), Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (1506), and Abiy Ahmed (1976).

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