Ras Alula

Ras Alula Engida (* 1827 in Mennawe ( province Tembien ); † February 15, 1897 ) was a general and Ethiopian politician. Europeans referred to him as the Garibaldi by Abyssinia. He fought for the independence of Ethiopia, particularly in the Battle of Dogali and in the battle of Adwa.

With his first wife Wozero B'tweta he had three children. In order to strengthen its position in the imperial court, he divorced and married Woizero Amlesu Araya, daughter of Ras Araya Dimtsu, powerful and respected uncle of Emperor Yohannes IV