Girma Wolde-Giorgis
President of Ethiopia from 2001 to 2013 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Wolde Giyorgis.
In this Ethiopian name, the name Wolde-Giorgis is a patronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name, Girma.
Girma Wolde-Giorgis (Amharic: ግርማ ወልደ ጊዮርጊስ; 28 December 1924 – 15 December 2018)[2] was an Ethiopian politician who was the president of Ethiopia from 2001 to 2013.[3] He was the second person to hold the office of president since the founding of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in 1995.
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Girma Wolde-Giorgis | |
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ግርማ ወልደ ጊዮርጊስ | |
President of Ethiopia | |
In office 8 October 2001 – 7 October 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Meles Zenawi Hailemariam Desalegn |
Preceded by | Negasso Gidada |
Succeeded by | Mulatu Teshome |
Personal details | |
Born | (1924-12-28)28 December 1924 Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire |
Died | 15 December 2018(2018-12-15) (aged 93) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia[1] |
Resting place | Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Political party | Independent |
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