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 recently leaked Cable of the US Embassy in Berlin, published by the whistleblowers’ website.
The whistleblowers’ website wiki-leaks published another leaked cable of the US Embassy Addis Ababa. This.
Last March, on the bi-monthly press conference, when the BBC journalist asked Premier Meles Zenawi,.
On Price control | A 6-point reply to doomsayers |Ethiopia
On Jan. 6/2011, on the eve of Ethiopian Christmas, PM Meles Zenawi, Director of Ethiopian.
PM plane force-landed in Ouagadougou
The aircraft carrying the Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was force-landed in Ouagadougou last month,.
[Update] Ethiopia’s new Railway – Phase I & II maps
A new railroad network is one of the major components of the 5-year plan, as.
‘Paranoid’ Pres. Afeworki never trusted PM Zenawi and more | 6 Cables – US Embassy Asmara[full text]
Recently published leaked cable of US Embassy Asmara revealed the mistrust of Eritrea President Isaias.
US Embassy Cabel | Ethiopia’s PM with high-ranking State Dept Officials [full text]
Wikileaks published today the first leaked Cable of the US Embassy in Addis Ababa. The.
Ethiopian-review is caught lying, is Alemayehu G. Mariam an accomplice?
On Nov. 23/2010 Ethiopian review posted a story about Karuturi Global investment in Ethiopia, titled ‘Indian agribusiness devastates western Ethiopia(photo/video)’. Aigaforum traced the origin of the photos and exposed the sham. Apparently, Ethiopian Review changed the photo immediately thereafter. But only to substitute it with another bogus photo. Yet again, Aigaforum traced the true origin of the substituted photo. Both photos were taken half way around the globe in the Americas! [See the evidence below]
Military expenditure at a historic low | Ethiopia
The share of Military related expenditure has decreased to 1.42% of GDP in 2009, though the nominal size(not adjusted for inflation) increased to 4.7 Billion Ethiopian Billion Ethiopian Birr.
Similarly, according to the recent available data, the active military personnel count 0.36% of the total labor force. The size of the Army has also decreased to pre Ethio-Eritrean war times.