Africa - Voice of America: Ethiopia's Deputy PM Takes Over After Meles' Death

Africa - Voice of America africa

Ethiopia's Deputy PM Takes Over After Meles' Death Aug 21st 2012, 21:26 Ethiopia's deputy prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegne, has become the country's acting leader after the death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.  He is the first Protestant Christian head of government in the history of Ethiopia, and one of few southern region politicians in the Cabinet. The 47-year-old politician was appointed deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs in September 2010, after the ruling Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front won a ... Media files: A9A84647-875B-4FCD-AFC9-B0FAF1F10424_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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