Endelkachew Makonnen

Prime Minister of Ethiopia

27 September 1927

23 November 1974(1974-11-23) (47)

1 March 1974 – 22 July 1974

Not to be confused with Makonnen Endelkachew. Prime Minister of Ethiopia in 1974 Lij Endelkachew Makonnen (8 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.