Meles Zenawi
Meles Zenawi
Meles Zenawi Asres; 9 May 1955 – 20 August 2012, born Legesse Zenawi Asres) was the Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 1995 until his death in 2012. From 1989, he was the chairman of the Tigrayan Peoples' Liberation Front, and the head of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Frontsince its formation in 1991. Before becoming a prime minister in 1995, he had served the president of the transitional government of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995...
NationalityEthiopian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth8 May 1955
CityAdwa, Ethiopia
CountryEthiopia
We have built tens of thousands of schools, clinics and rural roads.
We have no intention of playing fast and loose with this document, with the OAU process, ... We only hope that this time around the other side really means what it says.
We shall negotiate while we fight and we shall fight while we negotiate,
We shall negotiate while fighting. We shall fight while negotiating, ... Whichever road leads to peace quickly will be the road we follow.
We regret the death but it was not a normal demonstration,
Over the years, I've come to recognize that democratization in Ethiopia is not just a matter of choice. It's a matter of national survival. I am deeply convinced that we either democratize and have a good chance of surviving, or if we fail to do so, we disintegrate.
Out of 60 CUD control committee members, the government decided to arrest only 25 suspected of being involved in violence,
We have our own script. We have our own calendar. We represent the greatness of Africa's past. We also represent the worst of Africa's present, in terms of poverty. It is the best and the worst of African reality.
We have taken measures and beefed up our defense capabilities around the border since December to prevent any miscalculation by the other side,
Famine has wreaked havoc in Ethiopia for so long , it would be stupid not to be sensitive to the risk of such things occurring. But there has not been a famine on our watch - emergencies, but no famines.
When you have an emergency, there is the urge to do whatever it takes to see people get assistance.
When push comes to shove, people vote alone.
The rule of law is the basis for any democracy. And without the rule of law in democracy, you have chaos.
Our position is that we can sit down and talk to try to solve our problems through dialogue.