Aida Desta
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HIH The Crown Prince of Ethiopia
- HIH Princess Lideta Zera Yacob
HIH Princess Ijigayehu
- HIH Prince Samson Fikre Selassie
- HIH Prince Bekere Fikre Selassie
HIH Princess Donna Fikre Selassie
- HIH Prince Yisehaq Fikre Selassie
- HIH Princess Rahel Fikre Selassie
- HIH Princess Aster Fikre Selassie
- HIH Princess Meheret Fikre Selassie
HIH Princess Maryam Senna
HIH Princess Sehin Azebe
HIH Princess Sifrash Bizu
Extended family
HIH The Dowager Duchess of Harrar
- HIH The Duke of Harrar
- HIH Prince Mikael Amde Yesus Makonnen
HIH Princess Asrat Amaha Yesus
- HIH Princess Adey-Abeba Makonnen
- HIH Prince Yokshan Dawit Makonnen
- HIH Prince Joel Dawit Makonnen
- HIH Prince Philip Tafari Makonnen
HIH Princess Aster Abatow
- HIH Prince David Tafari Makonnen
- HIH Prince Isaiah Tafari Makonnen
- HIH Princess ... Makonnen
- HIH Prince Baeda Maryam Makonnen
HIH Princess Mahelate Baeda Mariam
- HIH Princess Blaine Baeda Mariam
HIH Princess Mahisente Habte Mariam
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Princess Aida Desta is the daughter of Ras Desta Damtew and Princess Tenagnework, granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. She is the wife of Leul Ras Mangasha Seyum, Prince of Tigray, son of Seyum Mangasha, and claimant to the abolished Ethiopian crown.[1] Princess Aida was incarcerated under te Derg for 15 years alongside several of her relatives. It was said the 11 women had not even a mattress in their cell. With the efforts of the Russian Orthodox Bishop Basil Rodzianko, their condition was made known in Washington, and within 18 months all 11 were reunited with their families.
References and notes
- ^ Mockler, Haile Sellassie's War, p. 398
Sources
- Mockler, Anthony (2002). Haile Sellassie's War. New York: Olive Branch Press. ISBN 978-1-56656-473-1.
Living person Lindsay Zobenica, witness to the recovery effort