Gugsa Welle
Gugsa Welle | |
|---|---|
| Shum of Begemder | |
| Monarchs | Menelik II Zewditu I |
| Shum of Semien | |
| Monarch | Zewditu I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1875 Begemder, Ethiopian Empire |
| Died | 21 March 1930 (aged 54–55) Debre Zebit, Ethiopian Empire |
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
| Spouse | Zewditu I |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ethiopian Empire |
| Battles/wars | |
Gugsa Welle (1875 – 31 March 1930; as spelled as Gugsa Wale or Gugsa Wolie, and cited as Ras Gugsà Oliè in Italian books and encyclopedias), was an Ethiopian army commander and a member of the imperial family of the Ethiopian Empire. He represented a provincial ruling elite which was often at odds with the Ethiopian central government.