Ababa tesfaye biography definition
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Ababa tesfaye biography definition
Tesfaye Sahlu
Ethiopian author and comedian (1923–2017)
Tesfaye Sahlu (Amharic: ተስፋዬ ሳህሉ; 27 June 1923 – 31 July 2017)[1][2] also known as Ababa Tesfaye, was an Ethiopian comedian, children's storybook author, and former singer.
He provided entertainment for the Ethiopian troops of the Kagnew Battalion serving in the Korean War.[3] He received awards from Emperor Haile Selassie, the Ethiopian Fine Art and Mass Media Prize Trust.[3] He was most widely known for his children's television program on the Ethiopian national broadcaster EBC, where he coined the catchphrase, "Lijoch Yezare Abebawoch Yenege Freywoch" (roughly translated as "Children!
Today's flowers, tomorrow's fruit!").[1]
Early life
Tesfaye Sahlu was born on 27 June 1923[2] in Kedu, a town in the Bale province of southeastern Ethiopia, to Egerssa Bedane and Yewenzwork Belete.
He grew up in Harar during childhood years while attending French Mission Sc