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Eleni, the Queen


'The story of Eleni, the queen who became one of Ethiopia’s most brilliant military leaders'


A Hadəyya noblewoman, who was kind and pious, and also a good Christian theologian, she was largely responsible for the arrival in 1520 of the Portuguese as one of the first diplomatic missions, Ethiopian history says.


Reference

Fac2Face Africa

The African History Network


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