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Her brother, a very influential member of the military junta, Dergue, was a high-ranked General run down by a tank in his own house after a brave last stand against his perpetrators on November 23, 1974.
According to her daughter, Tsion's attachment to her younger brother was out of this world. He recalls Tsion's self-confidence and proving worthy of her speech when she met the late Prime Minster Meles Zenawi and played a significant role in releasing political prisoners.
Fisseha and "Emama Tsion" met in 2004 in a joint action organised under the Ethiopian Elders Counseling Association to free political prisoners of the opposition party leaders.
"She was a woman of principle," he said.
Her passion and interest in sewing clothes could not go unnoticed at 12 years as her mother was her first teacher while her father presented her with the first sewing machine, a gift of encouragement.
Stay a while and try something new. She practised on her dolls, while creativity and passion paved the way for her designing the Habesha traditional clothes.
Emama Tsion was educated in the Comboni and Unity High Schools in Khartoum, Sudan, where her Father worked as an interpreter at the office of the British Governor.
She had dressed for the occasion in a dress she had made herself, in a satin and lace Victorian style; the Indian woman complimented her but then asked why she didn’t have a national dress. All of the Indian women were wearing saris. It was that comment that started Tsion thinking about how to make clothing that really celebrated Ethiopian traditional fabrics and designs.
She practised on her dolls, while creativity and passion paved the way for her designing the Habesha traditional clothes.
Emama Tsion was educated in the Comboni and Unity High Schools in Khartoum, Sudan, where her Father worked as an interpreter at the office of the British Governor. As a close friend of her father, Eden recalls Emama Tsion telling her to dress modestly as it was the mark of a beautiful woman.
The Brand of Habesha Fashion: Emama Tsion.
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She continued to work on her creations until well into her 80’s, completing her last commissioned dresses in 2011, when she was 88.
Mama Tsion remained gratified that she was instrumental in making sure that the Ethiopian national dress is still loved and treasured.
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She was 52 when the revolution was announced. To the hospitality and tourism advisor Fisseha Aseres "Emama Tsion", as most people call her, remains an eloquent speaker with the power of persuasion. As a close friend of her father, Eden recalls Emama Tsion telling her to dress modestly as it was the mark of a beautiful woman.
We regularly hold live music events and poetry nights to honor the legacy of Jimmy’s Chicken Shack, the former occupant of our building and a world-renowned institution. With the help of foreign organisations, she promoted Red Cross, Cheshire Homes, and Women's Association efforts.
To Eden Sahle, a founder and CEO of Yoda Technology Plc, Tsion was a bold woman that loved her country.
"She loved her family, church and dressing people," Sophia said.
Born in Khartoum, in November 1922, to an Eritrean father and Ethiopian mother, Tsion is the elder sister to the first post-imperial acting Head of State of Ethiopia, Aman Michael Andom.
General Aman, the darling of the Ethiopian Army, also known as the Desert Lion, once led Ethiopian forces to the Korean War.
He was the recipient of the highest honour from the UN for his accomplishments and was perhaps best remembered for his heroics in Ogaden in the early sixties.
Considered an enemy of the "revolution", the Dergue put her in prison for seven years before her release in 1984. Learning about his death was unbearable, putting her on the brink of a nervous breakdown.
In her interview six years ago, Tsion said, "I was put in jail because of my brother as we were too close to each other.
With the help of foreign organisations, she promoted Red Cross, Cheshire Homes, and Women's Association efforts.
To Eden Sahle, a founder and CEO of Yoda Technology Plc, Tsion was a bold woman that loved her country.
Copyright 2023 Gale, Cengage Learning. Learning about his death was unbearable, putting her on the brink of a nervous breakdown.
In her interview six years ago, Tsion said, "I was put in jail because of my brother as we were too close to each other.
Our walls are graced with beautiful artwork by local artists from the neighborhood and beyond. "She loved her family, church and dressing people," Sophia said.
Born in Khartoum, in November 1922, to an Eritrean father and Ethiopian mother, Tsion is the elder sister to the first post-imperial acting Head of State of Ethiopia, Aman Michael Andom.
General Aman, the darling of the Ethiopian Army, also known as the Desert Lion, once led Ethiopian forces to the Korean War.
He was the recipient of the highest honour from the UN for his accomplishments and was perhaps best remembered for his heroics in Ogaden in the early sixties.
Considered an enemy of the "revolution", the Dergue put her in prison for seven years before her release in 1984. Returning to Ethiopia, she began working on a new kind of design and encouraged by friends and clients, she officially opened her business, Tsion Tibeb, in 1965 at the age of 43, the first modern high Ethiopian fashion design firm.