Tesfaye Dinka
Ethiopian politician; acting Prime Minister of Ethiopia in 1991 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Ethiopian name, the name Dinka Yadessa is a patronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name, Tesfaye.
Tesfaye Dinka Yadessa (3 November 1939 – 6 December 2016) was an Ethiopian politician who was Minister of Finance (1983–1986),[1] Minister of Foreign Affairs (1989–1991), and Prime Minister (26 April–6 June 1991) of Ethiopia. He was the head of the delegation of the Ethiopian Government during the London Conference of 1991 which aimed to end the Ethiopian Civil War.
Quick Facts Prime Minister of Ethiopia Acting, President ...
Tesfaye Dinka | |
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Prime Minister of Ethiopia Acting | |
In office 26 April 1991 – 6 June 1991 | |
President | Mengistu Haile Mariam |
Preceded by | Hailu Yimenu |
Succeeded by | Tamrat Layne |
Foreign Minister of Ethiopia | |
In office 1989–1991 | |
Preceded by | Berhanu Bayeh |
Succeeded by | Tesfaye Tadesse |
Minister of Finance & Economic Development | |
In office 1983–1986 | |
Preceded by | Teferra Wolde-Semait |
Succeeded by | Bekele Tamirat |
Personal details | |
Born | (1939-11-03)3 November 1939 Ambo, Italian East Africa (present-day Ambo, Ethiopia) |
Died | (2016-12-06)6 December 2016 (aged 77) Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. |
Alma mater | Syracuse University American University of Beirut |
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