Shewalul Mengistu

Shewalul Mengistu (Amharic: ሸዋሉል መንግሥቱ; 11 September 1944 – 26 May 1977) was an Ethiopian poet, songwriter, journalist and political activist. She was assassinated in 1977.

Family Mengistu was born in Hararghe, Ethiopia, She also became a political writer, with her works including several poems (one of which was banned from broadcasting and publication) and a pamphlet critical of Ethiopian society.

Death She became a member of the Marxist-Leninist party of Mengistu Haile Mariam, who later became dictator. She was assassinated in Addis Ababa in 1977, dying after being shot.