Meles Zenawi
Meles Zenawi

Meles Zenawi

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Biography

Ethiopian politician; Prime Minister of Ethiopia

  • Country
  • Ethiopia
  • Nationality
  • Ethiopian
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 08 May 1955
  • Place of birth
  • Adwa
  • Death date
  • 2012-08-20
  • Death age
  • 57
  • Place of death
  • City of Brussels
  • Spouses
  • Azeb Mesfin
  • Education
  • Addis Ababa University·Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Member of
  • Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front

Trivia

Prime minister of Ethiopia, 23 August 1995 until his death.

Quotes

An oversupply of national sentiment is not the problem in Somalia. The problem is a lack of it. The problem is an oversupply of sub-sub-clannish attitude.

Some people think African states cannot be trusted with the cookie jar. But there are absolutely good NGOs who have this feeling of human solidarity and who also recognize that their work can only be supplementary to the government. .

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