Zauditu

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Zauditu was an early 20th-century Empress of Ethiopia, notable as the country's first female head of state in the modern era.

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Zauditu canonical 1
Zauditu Menelik 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Empress of Ethiopia
female ruler
head of state
monarch
burialPlace Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa
capitalDuringReign Addis Ababa
continentOfRule Africa
coRulerOrRegent Ras Tafari Makonnen
linked to: Haile Selassie I
country Ethiopia
dateOfBirth 1876
dateOfDeath 1930
deathCause illness
dynasty Solomonic dynasty
era early 20th century
ethnicGroup Amhara
father Menelik II
fullName Zauditu Menelik
linked to: Zauditu
governmentFormDuringReign monarchy
headOfGovernmentDuringReign Ras Tafari Makonnen
linked to: Haile Selassie I
historicalRegion Horn of Africa
house House of Solomon
knownFor conservative religious policies
ruling during the rise of Ras Tafari Makonnen
supporting the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
languageSpoken Amharic
monarchOf Ethiopian Empire
mother Bafena Wolde Mikael
notableEventDuringReign consolidation of power after the deposition of Iyasu V
increasing modernization efforts led by Ras Tafari Makonnen
notableFor being one of the few female monarchs in Ethiopian history
being the first female head of state of Ethiopia in the modern era
placeOfBirth Ethiopia
placeOfDeath Addis Ababa
positionHeld Empress of Ethiopia
head of state of Ethiopia
precededByInDynasty Menelik II
predecessor Iyasu V
reignEnd 1930
reignStart 1916
religion Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
sexOrGender female
spouse Gugsa Welle
linked to: Ras Gugsa Welle

Wagshum Welle
style Her Imperial Majesty
succeededByInDynasty Haile Selassie
linked to: Haile Selassie I
successor Haile Selassie
linked to: Haile Selassie I
title Negiste Negest

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Zewditu I alsoKnownAs Zauditu
Zauditu fullName Zauditu Menelik
linked to: Zauditu