Abebech Gobena
Abebech Gobena | |
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| Born | 20 October 1935 |
| Died | 4 July 2021 (aged 85) St. Paul's Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Burial place | Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Occupation | Humanitarian |
| Years active | 1973–2021 |
| Organization | AGOHELMA |
Abebech Gobena (Amharic: አበበች ጎበና; Afan Oromo: Abbabachi Goobanaa; 20 October 1935 – 4 July 2021) was an Ethiopian humanitarian, and the founder and manager of AGOHELMA, one of the oldest orphanages in Ethiopia. She was often called the "Mother Teresa of Africa".