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Zauditu of Ethiopia
Zewditu (also spelled Zawditu or Zauditu; Ge'ez á‹á‹Ťá‹˛á‰±; April 29, 1876 - April 2, 1930) was Empress of Ethiopia from 1916 to 1930. The first woman head of an internationally-recognized state in Africa in modern times, she was noted for opposing the reforms of Tafari Makonnen (later Emperor Haile Selassie) and for her strong religious devotion.
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