Meles Zenawi
Ethiopian politician; Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1955-2012) · Ethiopia · On the map · Politicians · Died at 57
Meles Zenawi Asres, born Legesse Zenawi Asres was an Ethiopian politician and former rebel militant commander who served as president of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995 and as prime minister from 1995 until his death in 2012.
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Meles (far right) sitting next to Bereket Simon in a 1970s political meeting
Journalists training in 2005
Meles in 2002 photographed by Helene C. Stikkel
High school laboratory in Addis Ababa
Oxen threshing in Tigray Region
Ethiopian general election, 2005: parliament composition. Image only shows parties with more than 10 seats. The group "others" includes parties under 10 seats.
Red : EPRDF
Green : CUD
Purple : UEDF
Dark blue : SPDP
Orange : OFDM
Light blue : Others
Meles with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 3 December 2001
