Tilahun Gizaw
Tilahun Gizaw | |
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ጥላሁን ግዛው | |
Picture of Tilahun Gizaw | |
| Born | c. 1940 |
| Died | 28 December 1969 Afencho Ber, Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Resting place | Maychew, Tigray Region, Ethiopia |
| Alma mater | Addis Ababa University, Haile Selassie I Secondary School |
| Occupations | Student leader, activist and President of the University Students Union of Addis Ababa (USUAA), Nov–Dec 1969 |
| Known for | Leadership in Ethiopian Student Movement; activism against Haile Selassie’s regime |
| Movement | Ethiopian Student Movement (1960s–1974) |
Tilahun Gizaw (Tigrinya: ጥላሁን ግዛው, ṭəlahun gəzaw, c.1940 – 28 December 1969) was an Ethiopian student leader who played a significant role in the Ethiopian student movement that played a part in the Ethiopian Revolution.