Germame Neway

Germame Neway (Ge'ez: ገርማሜ ንዋይ)(1924 - 24 December 1960) was an Ethiopian politician known for his role in 1960 Ethiopian coup d'état attempt. He was led the Wolayita province, and the Somali Region. Germame was a member of the Aristocracy of Shewa.[1] He died by suicide on 24 December 1960.[2]

This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Germame, and not as Neway.
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Germame Neway
ገርማሜ ንዋይ
Born(1924-08-14)August 14, 1924
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
Died24 December 1960(1960-12-24) (aged 36)
Mojo, Ethiopia
Cause of deathCommitted suicide
Nationality Ethiopian
Years active1958 - 1960
Known for1960 Ethiopian coup d'état attempt

Background

Germame was born in Addis Ababa in 1924. After his primary and secondary education in the prestigious Teferi Mekonnen School and Haile Sellassie I School in Addis Abeba, he went to the United States for further studies.[1] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts at Wisconsin University and Master of Arts in social science at Columbia University in 1954.[1]

In 1958, Germame was appointed as the governor of Wolaita province, but he stayed only for one year here, and in 1959 transformed to govern the Somali Region. Also in this region, Germame led only for one year. Though he led a reform in these two places, the people opposed his administration and that put him into short term of leadership.[2][1]

Coup
Main article: 1960 Ethiopian coup d'état attempt

Gemame became grieved for the action that taken upon him by Haile Selassie. Following this he also participated in the 1960 Ethiopian coup d'état attempt.[3] Germame committed suicide on 24 December 1960 when he and his brother Mengistu Neway, were surrounded by the army near Mojo, Ethiopia.[2]

References
  1. Guidi, Pierre (2013). "Wolaita Memories of Gärmame Nəway Governorship (1958–1959): Radical Reforms and Political Consciousness". Northeast African Studies. 13 (2): 1–24. doi:10.14321/nortafristud.13.2.0001. ISSN 0740-9133. JSTOR 10.14321/nortafristud.13.2.0001.
  2. Milkias, Paulos (18 May 2011). Ethiopia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-59884-258-6.
  3. Paul B. Henze, Layers of Time (New York: Palgrave, 2000), p. 254; Keller, Revolutionary Ethiopia, p. 132
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