Though no more with us for long forty four and twenty two years respectively; the eventful lives and works of these far-sighted pioneering father and son are still acclaimed  and fondly remembered by many, and especially by their contemporaries. The ever-lasting National achievements and contributions of the father to Ethiopian Literature, Artistic Heritage, and to Social betterment in general; as well as the son's uniquely out-standing accomplishments for Ethiopian, African and Global Sports, have been recognized by reputable Institutions.

This web-site is continuously enriched with relevant historic correspondences, photos, news paper clips and Audio/Video documents compiled and preserved for over one hundred years now. In most cases, the significance of these contents go far beyond substantiating the intended biographies of the Tessemas, to serve as inputs as well as for the verification and authentication of the written and unwritten  histories of other individuals and organizations. The publisher does not restrict the use of  material from this site for any other publication. In fact a few prominent writers have already  used some rare photographs from this site with my written consent.

Click-on the photos above to discover a trove of, photos, paper documents, and audio/ video archives, relevant to the biographies and also the wider histories of:

• The beginning of Ethiopian Music Recordings

• The quality of "SEM & WORQ"  or, direct and hidden expressions in the Amharic language,  

• The transformation of urban Ethiopia from using mules and horses  to automobiles

• The discovery and development of Ethiopia's current hot spring resorts and the only steam bath in BOKU

• Ethiopian Sports, Ethiopian Football

• African Sports and African Football

• Global Sports and Global Football

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