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Legesse ("Meles") Zenawi (b. May 8, 1955) is Prime Minister of Ethiopia. A native of Adowa in Tigrai province, he was appointed to the office of Prime Minister on August 22, 1995, after his governing party swept parliamentary elections which were boycotted by the opposition. He had previously been transitional president of Ethiopia from May 28, 1991, until August 22, 1995. Meles Zenawi came to power after leading the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) in a 17 year guerilla war against the government of Mengistu Haile Mariam which ended in May, 1991 with an EPRDF victory. 7 July 2005 The Board of the Yara Foundation has chosen to award the first African Green Revolution Yara Prize, to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, for his contribution to improved food security and human nutrition in ways that also protect the environment.
Education
- General Wingate School ?? - 1972
- Addis Ababa University 1972 -1974
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