Taytu Betul
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 107 years ago |
| Born | Semien Province |
| Date of died | February 11,1918 |
| Died | Addis Ababa |
| Ethiopia | |
| Spouse | Menilek II |
| Parents | Betul Haile Maryam |
| Burial | Ba'eta le-Mariam Monastery |
| Job | Politician |
| Date of birth | January 1,1851 |
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
| Coron | 4 November 1889 |
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| ID | 564035 |
Taytu Betul Life story
Taytu Betul was Empress of Ethiopia from 1889 to 1913 and the third wife of Emperor Menelik II. An influential figure in anti-colonial resistance during the late 19th-century Scramble for Africa, she, along with her husband, founded the modern Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa in 1886.