ek le - H aw ariat ▁( 1 9 1 5 - 1 9 8 7 ). ▁Edu c ated ▁in ▁Switzerland , ▁Germ ach ew ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁diplom at ▁after ▁Ha ile ▁Sel ass ie ' s ▁rest oration ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁noted ▁author , ▁whose ▁works ▁include ▁the ▁novel ▁A ray a ▁and ▁a ▁play ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁Eth iop ian ▁em peror ▁T ew od ros ▁I . ▁ ▁Princess ▁El ena ▁Volk ons ky ▁raised ▁T ek le ▁Haw ariat , ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁her ▁oldest ▁son ▁Colonel ▁Man chan ov , ▁who ▁never ▁married . ▁T ek le ▁Haw ariat ▁considered ▁her ▁his ▁grand m other ▁and ▁has ▁stated ▁this ▁in ▁his ▁bi ography . ▁T ek le ▁Haw ariat ▁loved ▁Russia ▁and ▁his ▁Russian ▁family . ▁He ▁kept ▁in ▁touch ▁with ▁them ▁even ▁after ▁the ▁Russian ▁Revolution . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁a un ts ▁took ▁refuge ▁in ▁Eth iop ia ▁and ▁stayed ▁with ▁the ▁T ek le ▁Haw ariat ▁family ▁in ▁Hir na , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁Governor ▁of ▁Cher cher . ▁All ▁this ▁information ▁is ▁in ▁his ▁bi ography ▁that ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁Ama hr ic . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁this ▁aut obi ography ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁published ▁e y ew it ness ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Emperor ▁Ha ile ▁Sel ass ie ' s ▁mother , ▁Wo iz ero ▁Yes h ime bet ▁Ali