Sara Gizaw

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Princess Sara Gizaw Duchess (Sefanit) of Harrar is the widow of Prince Makonnen, Duke (Mesfin) of Harrar and second son of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. She is the mother of five sons, Princes Wossen Seged Makonnen, Mikael Makonnen, Tefferi Makonnen, Beede Mariam Makonnen and the late Dawit Makonnen (also known as Makonnen Makonnen). In her day, Princess Sara was renowned as one of the most beautiful women at the Court of the Emperor of Ethiopia. She was widowed in 1957 when her husband, the Duke of Harrar, was killed in a car accident. She often accompanied the Emperor on foreign visits, and acted as one of his official hostesses along with Princess Tenagnework after the death of Empress Menen.

Princess Sara was imprisoned with the other women of the Imperial Family of Ethiopia in 1974, and was released from prison in 1989. She currently resides in Addis Ababa.