Gugsa of Yejju (died 23 May1825) was a Ras of Begemder from 1798 until his death), and Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia. He was the son of Mersu Barentu and Kefey, the sister of Ras Aligaz. May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... RAS is an acronym that could mean one of the following: Redundant Acronym Syndrome Remote Access Service Request-A-Song. ... Begemder was a province in the north-eastern part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Gondar. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Emperor of Ethiopia (Amharic negus negust, King of Kings) was the hereditary ruler of Ethiopia until the abolition of the monarchy in 1975. ...
He married one daughter to Dejazmach Meru, and his other daughter Hirut to Dejazmach Haile Maryam.
After his death, he was buried at the church of Iyasus in Debre Tabor.1
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Richard R.K. Pankhurst, History of Ethiopian Towns (Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, 1982), p. 266.