Endelkachew Makonnen

Endelkachew Makonnen
እንዳልካቸው መኮንን
Prime Minister of Ethiopia
In office
1 March 1974  22 July 1974
MonarchHaile Selassie I
Preceded byAklilu Habte-Wold
Succeeded byMikael Imru
Personal details
Born(1927-09-09)9 September 1927
Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire
Died23 November 1974(1974-11-23) (aged 47)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Political partyIndependent
Alma materOxford University

Lij Endelkachew Makonnen (Amharic: እንዳልካቸው መኮንን; 27 September 1927 23 November 1974) was an Ethiopian politician. Born in Addis Ababa, his father, Ras Betwoded Makonnen Endelkachew, served as Prime Minister of Ethiopia in the 1950s. Endelkachew Makonnen was a member of the aristocratic Addisge clan that were very influential in the later part of the Ethiopian monarchy. He would be the last Imperial Prime Minister appointed by Emperor Haile Selassie. He was a stepson of Princess Yeshashework Yilma, Emperor Haile Selassie's only niece.