Workeneh Eshete

Male, Deceased Person

1864 – 1952

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Who was Workeneh Eshete?

Hakim Workeneh Eshete was the first Ethiopian educated as a medical doctor, and an Ethiopian intellectual. He led the Ethiopian diplomatic mission to the United States in 1927, which negotiated a contract to build a dam on the upper Abay River; and, beginning in 1934, he served as Ethiopia's Minister to the United Kingdom.

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Born
Oct 21, 1864
Died
Oct 9, 1952

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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