Negasso Gidada
President of Ethiopia from 1995 to 2001 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Negasso Gidada Solon (Ge'ez: ነጋሶ ጊዳዳ; 8 September 1943[1] – 27 April 2019) was an Ethiopian politician who was the president of Ethiopia from 1995 until 2001.
In this Ethiopian name, the name Gidada Solon is a patronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name, Negasso.
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Negasso Gidada | |
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ነጋሶ ጊዳዳ | |
President of Ethiopia | |
In office 22 August 1995 – 8 October 2001 | |
Prime Minister | Meles Zenawi |
Preceded by | Meles Zenawi (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Girma Wolde-Giorgis |
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs | |
In office 1990–1991 | |
Minister of Communication | |
In office 1992–2019 | |
Member of 1994 Ethiopian Constituent Assembly election | |
1995 Constitution of Ethiopia (Acting) | |
In office 5 June 1994 – December 1994 | |
Advisory of Kunuz College | |
In office 2002–2019 | |
Member of the House of Peoples' Representatives for Dembidolo | |
In office 2005–2008 | |
Founding Member of Medrek | |
In office July 2008 – 27 April 2019 | |
Member, Deputy Chairperson and Head of Foreign Affairs of the Unity for Democracy and Justice | |
In office 15 December 2009 – 27 April 2019 | |
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Born | Negasso Gidada Solon (1943-09-08)8 September 1943 Dembidolo, Illubabor Province, Ethiopian Empire (now Oromia Region, Ethiopia) |
Died | 27 April 2019(2019-04-27) (aged 75) Frankfurt,[citation needed] Germany |
Resting place | Petros Paulos Evangelic Church, Ethiopia 9.055757°N 38.71399°E / 9.055757; 38.71399 |
Political party | EPRDF (until 22 June 2001) Independent (2005–2008) Unity for Democracy and Justice under Coalition of Medrek (2009–2019) |
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