Meles Zenawi Asres (Ge'ez: መለስ ዜናዊ ኣስረስ, mäläs zenawi asräs; listen , born Legesse Zenawi Asres; 8 May 1955 – 20 August 2012) was an Ethiopian politician who was President of Ethiopia and consecutively served as 2nd Prime Minister of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. He was considered the founder of the ethnofederalism of modern Ethiopia, which is still controversial democratic system due to concerning ethnic conflict and human rights abuses.
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Legesse Zenawi Asres 8 May 1955 Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia
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Died |
21 August 2012 (aged 57) Brussels, Belgium
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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