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The British suffragette who was crowned an “honorary” Ethiopian


History and religion converge at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. Buried among these prominent Ethiopians is Sylvia Pankhurst, the British suffragette, writer, artist, and anti-colonial crusader. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri The Holy Trinity Cathedral Church. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri Inside the Holy Trinity Cathedral church. When she died in 1960 at age 78, Haile Selassie decorated her an “honorary Ethiopian.” She also became the first foreigner buried among the “patriots” in the Holy Trinity grounds.


Source: Ethiopian News June 25, 2019 16:18 UTC



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