30 New Leaders of Amhara Region

1. Dr. Yilikal Kefale became regional president

He got his Ph.D. in social anthropology from an Indian university.

He has work experience as vice president and president of Debre Markos University and he was serving as Head of the Amhara region education bureau.

From 1999 to 2005 he worked as vice president of academic research at Debre Markos University. In 2005 He became the university’s president and served in that position until 2006. Prior to his current position, he was working as leader of the Amhara Region Education Bureau.

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Dr. Yilikal

2. Fantu Tesfaye became Spokeswoman 

Fantu Tesfaye Alemu was chosen to be the spokeswoman. She was the only nominee for this position. Prior to Fantu, the spokeswoman was W/ro Worksemu Mamo.

Fantu Tesfaye got her Bachelor’s degree in law from

9 Things You Should Know About Dr. Yilikal Kefale President of Amhara

Dr. Yilikal Kefale President of Amhara Region

Following the 6^th Ethiopian National election, the Amhara region chose Dr. Yilikal Kefale to be the region's president.

In the past few years, the Amhara Region of Ethiopia had to change its president more frequently. After the death of Dr. Ambachew, Ato Temesgen became the leader but after a few months of service, he had to take power in the federal government so he was replaced by Ato Lake Ayalew for a very short period of time. He was at that time the vice president of the region then he was substituted by Ato Agegnehu Teshager who served for around a year.

1. Birthplace and Growth

Dr. Yilikal Kefale was born and raised in a town called Achefer which is located in West Gojjam.

2. Higher Education

He got his bachelor's degree in history and master's degree in social anthropology from Addis Ababa University.

Axum Empire's History of Ancient Ethiopia

This is a Brief History of the Axum Empire of Ethiopia

The Axumite Empire is a name given to the ancient Kingdom of Axum. The empire existed from approximately 100 AD until 940 AD, when it declined due to the rise of Islam in the region. You probably never heard of this extraordinary ancient civilization of East Africa. The empire was an ancient African kingdom situated in the northern part of Ethiopia and southern Eritrea. It was comparable to Roman Empire and ancient civilization of China. At its height, the kingdom controlled not only modern day Ethiopia but also Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan, Egypt and Yemen.

Axum Introduced Christianity to Ethiopia

The Axum Empire was the first major state to introduce Christianity to the region. It was also one of the earliest empires to issue its own coinage alongside with Sasanian Empire, Roman Empire, and Three Kingdoms of China. But Axum was the first to use cross on its coins and these coins are widely collected today.