1. Lij Endelkachew Makonnen was an Ethiopian politician.
10 Facts About Endelkachew Makonnen
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Endelkachew Makonnen was a member of the aristocratic Addisge clan that were very influential in the later part of the Ethiopian monarchy.
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Endelkachew Makonnen would be the last Imperial Prime Minister appointed by Emperor Haile Selassie.
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Endelkachew Makonnen was a stepson of Princess Yeshashework Yilma, Emperor Haile Selassie's only niece.
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The Oxford-educated Endelkachew served as Prime Minister from February 28 to July 22,1974.
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Endalkachew Endelkachew Makonnen attempted to address these demands by presenting reforms that began to change the very nature of the Ethiopian monarchy.
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The critical event that doomed Endelkachew Makonnen's administration occurred on 26 June 1974.
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Lij Endelkachew Makonnen had previously served in a variety of diplomatic and political posts.
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Endelkachew Makonnen was Ethiopian Ambassador to Britain, and later Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and was one of the people under consideration for the post of UN Secretary General in 1972, before Kurt Waldheim was appointed.
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Endelkachew Makonnen had served as Minister for Posts and Communications, and had served as the International President of YMCA.