Meles Zenawi
Meles Zenawi Asres (8 May 1955 – 20 August 2012) was the Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 1995 till his death on 20 August 2012. He was President of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995. Since 1985, he was the chairman of the Tigrayan Peoples' Liberation Front, and the head of the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front.
Meles Zenawi መለስ ዜናዊ | |
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 Zenawi at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, January 2012 | |
| Prime Minister of Ethiopia | |
| In office 23 August 1995 – 20 August 2012 | |
| President | Negasso Gidada Girma Wolde-Giorgis |
| Preceded by | Tamirat Layne (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Hailemariam Desalegn |
| President of Ethiopia | |
| In office 28 May 1991 – 22 August 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Tesfaye Dinka Tamirat Layne |
| Preceded by | Tesfaye Gebre Kidan (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Hailemariam Desalegn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Legesse Zenawi Asres 8 May 1955 Adwa, Ethiopia |
| Died | 20 August 2012 (aged 57) Brussels, Belgium |
| Political party | Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front |
| Other political affiliations | Tigrayan People's Liberation Front |
| Spouse(s) | Azeb Mesfin |
| Alma mater | Open University Erasmus University Rotterdam |
Meles was born in Adwa, Tigray in Northern Ethiopia, to an Ethiopian father from Adwa, Ethiopia, and a mother from Adi Quala, Eritrea.[1] Meles Zenawi was married to Azeb Mesfin and was the father of three children. Meles died on August 20, 2012 in a hospital in Brussels, Belgium after having a brain tumor removed. Zenawi's health was in question for weeks until his death. Meles was admitted to hospital in July 2012. He was 57 years old.[2]
References
change- ↑ Amimo, Uduak (10 August 2005). "Profile: Ethiopian leader Meles Zenawi". BBC News. BBC. Archived from the original on 31 December 2005. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ↑ "Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi dies after illness". BBC News. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
Other websites
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Media related to Meles Zenawi at Wikimedia Commons
- Biography with child photos Archived 2012-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Biography
- Column archive at The Guardian
- Meles Zenawi on IMDb
- Works by or about Meles Zenawi in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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