Addisu Legesse
Addisu Legesse is an Ethiopian politician. He was formerly the chairman of the Amhara Democratic Party (ADP), the Amhara region branch of the ruling EPRDF, a position from which he retired in 2010. He was also President of the Amhara region from 1992 until 2000, deputy prime Minister, and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development until 2008.[1] He then served as chairman of Ethiopian Airlines.[2] He is currently head of the Meles Zenawi Academy, a quasi educational institution that is designed to train future EPRDF cadres in the ideology of Melesism,[3] also known as, Ethiopian style Revolutionary Democracy
Addisu Legesse | |
|---|---|
አዲሱ ለገሰ | |
| Chairman of the Amhara Democratic Party | |
| President of the Amhara Region | |
| In office 1992–2000 | |
| deputy prime Minister | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
| Political party | Amhara Democratic Party |
| Other political affiliations | Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement |
References
- "Ethiopia". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- "Addisu Legesse replaces Seyoum Mesfin as Ethiopian board chairman". Nazret.com. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-06-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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