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Emahoy tsege mariam biography for kids
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou
Ethiopian composer and pianist, and nun (1923–2023)
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou | |
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| Born | Yewubdar Guèbrou (1923-12-12)12 December 1923 Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire |
| Died | 26 March 2023(2023-03-26) (aged 99) West Jerusalem, Israel |
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| Years active | 1967–2008 |
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou (Gəʿəz ጽጌ ማርያም ገብሩ; born Yewubdar Guèbrou, 12 December 1923 – 26 March 2023) was an Ethiopian composer, pianist, and nun.[1] She is generally known as Emahoy, a religious honorific.[2]
Biography
1920s–1950s
Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam was born as Yewubdar Guèbrou in Addis Ababa, on 12 December 1923, to a wealthy Amhara family.
Her given name Yewubdar means the most beautiful one in Amharic. Her mother was named Kassaye Yelemtu.[3] Her father, Kentiba Gebru Desta, was a diplomat and the mayor of Gondar, a city in the Amhara region of Ethiopia.[3] In 1929, she was sent with he