Adefrsew Yenadu (1873–1950)[1][2][nb 1] was an army commander, a member of the nobility of the Ethiopian Empire, and a patriot.
[3] In 1930, Dejazmach[nb 3] Adefrsew Yenadu was appointed head of the Imperial Guard (Kebur Zabangna) by Emperor Haile Selassie I.
In 1940, during World War II, Adefrsew Yenadu was in the Sudan at the beginning of the East African Campaign.
He was entrusted with the task of negotiating political arrangements with the Arbegnoch[nb 4] and continued to do so throughout the campaign.
[5] In 1942, having successfully served his Emperor, Adefrsew Yenadu was made Shum[nb 5] of Sidamo Province and elevated to Ras.