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Adafersaw Yenadu
Adefrsew Yenadu(1873 - 1950) was an army commander, a member of the nobility of the Ethiopian Empire, and a patriot.
Biography.
Adefrsew Yenadu was the son of "Ras" Yenadu. He was a young favorite of Emperor Menelik II. In 1896, during the First Italo-Ethiopian War, Adefrsew Yenadu fought bravely at the Battle of Adwa.
In 1930, "Dejazmach" Adefrsew Yenadu was appointed head of the Imperial Guard ("Kebur Zabangna") by Emperor Haile Selassie I.
make a pilgrimage to the holy city of Lalibella. Included in the Emperor's retinue was Coptic "Abuna" Petros, Etchage Gabre Giyorgis, "Ras" Kassa, "Dejazmach" Adafersaw Yenadu, "Dejazmach" Wondosson Kassa, and "Dejazmach" Aberra Kassa. From 12 April the Emperor spent three days there in prayer. On 15 April, Haile Selassie left Lalibella and rejoined his army as it continued its plodding march towards Dessie. At Magdala, the Emperor was to learn that the Crown Prince had abandoned Dessie on