Estifauos
(Steve) Mengesha, left, and Jalye (Jay) Mengesha, right, are the sons of
Princess Aida Desta Ras Mengesha Seyoam, granddaughter of Haile Selassie
(1889-1975), former Emperor of Ethiopia, 1916-1974. Steve came to Canada,
1967, attending the University of Toronto. Jay followed his older brother
to Canada, arriving in 1969, settling in British Columbia and graduating
in Economics from Simon Fraser University. Today, Jay is Manager, Risk
Management, Royal Bank of Canada, while Steve is an international business
consultant. This photo was taken, 1988, following the release of the Royal
Family who had been imprisoned for 14 years by the revolutionaries who
overthrew Emperor Selassie, 1974. Steve, holding his son, is happy to learn
that his mother, in picture held by Jay, has been released and is on her
way to join her Ethiopian-born Canadian sons in Toronto. [Photo, courtesy
The Toronto Star]