Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Ethiopian Premier Meles Zenawi dead

Meles Zenawi arrives to cast his vote at a polling station in Adwa in this May 2010 file photo.— Photo: AFP


  •  Ethiopia’s Prime Minister since 1995 till his death, in August 2012
  • Mr. Meles is credited with resurrecting the ruined economy he inherited in 1991. In the last seven years, the economy has grown by an average 11 per cent annually due to investments in agriculture and infrastructure.
  • He also forged closer trade ties with India, Turkey and China and supported U.S. military operations in strife-torn Somalia.

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