Category: Meles Zenawi
Meles Zenawi, born on May 9, 1955, was president of the Transitional Government of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995 and Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia from 1995 until his passing in 2012.
Meles was chairperson of Tigray Peoples’ Liberation Front (TPLF/EPRDF) and the ruling party EPRDF since1989 and 1991, respectively. He acquired an MBA from the Open University of the United Kingdom and M.Sc. in Economics from the Erasmus University of the Netherlands. Meles was married to Azeb Mesfin and father of three.
Meles received various international awards for setting up a good foundation for the socio-economic progress of Ethiopia. He also received Rwanda’s National Liberation Medal, the “Uruti” and the country’s highest accolade, the “Umurinzi” (Campaign Against Genocide) medals, in July 2009 for helping to liberate Rwanda and end the genocide.
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A Leaked US Embassy Cable reveals that Pres. George Bush’s favorite General cautioned PM Meles.
Leaked Cables of US Embassy Addis Ababa refutes the recurrent claim regarding the December 24,.
Despite the repeated media claims that Ethiopia went to Somalia ‘to do America’s dirty job’,.
The Ethiopian Prime Minister was wary of a possible US condemnation about two month before.
It is fashionable for detractors of Ethiopia to claim that ‘Zenawi invaded Somalia at the.
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s visit to Norway and Denmark
[From: A Week in the Horn of Africa, Oct. 14, 2011 issue.] Prime Minister Meles.
PM Meles Zenawi and protesters in Oslo | Norwegian newspaper
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was in Oslo, Norway to attend a conference titled ‘Energy.
Somaliland to extradite alleged OLF, ONLF operatives to Ethiopia
Somaliland is to extradite hundreds of Ethiopians, unofficial reports indicated. Somaliland is a breakaway northern.
Exposed: BBC Newsnight turns to Wikileaks for more deceit
On Sept. 21, 2011, BBC Newsnight program aired a segment, which was supposed to be.
The BBC’s Newsnight – viewers call it ‘morally questionable’
[From: A Week in the Horn of Africa, the weekly press release of the Ethiopian.