Meles Zenawi

Ethiopian politician; Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1955-2012)

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
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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
PresidentNegasso Gidada
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
Preceded byTamirat Layne (Acting)
Succeeded byHailemariam Desalegn
President of Ethiopia
In office
28 May 1991 – 22 August 1995
Prime MinisterTesfaye Dinka
Tamirat Layne
Preceded byTesfaye Gebre Kidan (Acting)
Succeeded byHailemariam Desalegn
Personal details
Born
Legesse Zenawi Asres

(1955-05-08)8 May 1955
Adwa, Ethiopia
Died20 August 2012(2012-08-20) (aged 57)
Brussels, Belgium
Political partyEthiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
Other political
affiliations
Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
Spouse(s)Azeb Mesfin
Alma materOpen 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

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  1. 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.
  2. "Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi dies after illness". BBC News. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.

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