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Mulatu Teshome
President of Ethiopia from 2013 to 2018 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mulatu Teshome Wirtu (Oromo: Mulaatuu Tashoome Wirtuu; Amharic: ሙላቱ ተሾመ ውርቱ; born 1957[2]) is an Ethiopian politician who was the president of Ethiopia from 2013 to 2018.[3][4][5]
In this Ethiopian name, the name Teshome is a patronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name, Mulatu.
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Mulatu Teshome | |
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ሙላቱ ተሾመ | |
![]() Mulatu in 2019 | |
President of Ethiopia | |
In office 7 October 2013 – 25 October 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Hailemariam Desalegn Abiy Ahmed |
Preceded by | Girma Wolde-Giorgis |
Succeeded by | Sahle-Work Zewde |
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | |
In office 17 October 2001 – 1 July 2003 | |
Prime Minister | Meles Zenawi |
Preceded by | Mengistu Hulluka |
Succeeded by | Addisu Legesse |
Personal details | |
Born | 1957 (age 66–67) Arjo, East Welega, Ethiopian Empire |
Political party | Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization |
Other political affiliations | Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front |
Spouse | Meaza Abraham[1] |
Alma mater | Peking University Beijing Language and Culture University The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy |
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