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Index Death and state funeral of Meles Zenawi

Meles Zenawi, who led Ethiopia as Prime Minister since 1995 and the chairman of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) since 1988, died on 20 August 2012 from undisclosed illness.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 39 relations: Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, African Union, Al-Shabaab (militant group), Azeb Mesfin, Ban Ki-moon, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bereket Simon, Brussels, Catecholamine, Committee to Protect Journalists, David Cameron, Enkutatash, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, European Commissioner, Haile Gebrselassie, Hailemariam Desalegn, Holy Trinity Cathedral (Addis Ababa), Human Rights Watch, Infection, Jacob Zuma, Lee Myung-bak, Meles Zenawi, Meskel Square, National Archives and Records Administration, National Palace, Addis Ababa, Ogaden National Liberation Front, Omar al-Bashir, Paul Kagame, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Raila Odinga, Sudan Tribune, Susan Rice, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Voice of America, Whitehouse.gov.

  2. 2010s in Addis Ababa
  3. 2012 in Ethiopia
  4. 2012 in politics
  5. August 2012 events in Ethiopia
  6. August 2012 events in Europe
  7. Deaths by person in Belgium
  8. History of Addis Ababa
  9. September 2012 events in Ethiopia
  10. State funerals

Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa (fountain of hot mineral water, new flower) is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia.

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Addis Ababa Bole International Airport

Addis Ababa Bole International Airport is an international airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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African Union

The African Union (AU) is a continental union of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa.

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Al-Shabaab (militant group)

Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen (Ḥarakat ash-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn), commonly known as al-Shabaab, is a Sunni Islamist military and political organization based in Somalia and active elsewhere in East Africa.

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Azeb Mesfin

Azeb Mesfin Haile (Amharic and; born 21 December 1966) is an Ethiopian politician who was the second First Lady of Ethiopia from 2001 to 2012.

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Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon (born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016.

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Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

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Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician, serving as the prime minister of Israel since 2022, having previously held the office in 1996–1999 and 2009–2021.

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Bereket Simon

Bereket Simon (በረከት ስምኦን; born 1960s) is an Ethiopian politician who had served as Communications Minister for the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), of which he was a founding member.

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Brussels

Brussels (Bruxelles,; Brussel), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium.

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Catecholamine

A catecholamine (abbreviated CA) is a monoamine neurotransmitter, an organic compound that has a catechol (benzene with two hydroxyl side groups next to each other) and a side-chain amine.

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Committee to Protect Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is an American independent non-profit, non-governmental organization, based in New York City, with correspondents around the world.

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David Cameron

David William Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton, (born 9 October 1966) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016, and as UK Foreign Secretary under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak from November 2023 to July 2024.

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Enkutatash

Enkutatash (Ge'ez: እንቁጣጣሽ) is a public holiday in coincidence of New Year in Ethiopia and Eritrea.

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Ethiopia

Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa.

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Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front

The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF; translit) was an ethnic federalist political coalition in Ethiopia that existed from 1988 to 2019.

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European Commissioner

A European commissioner is a member of the 27-member European Commission.

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Haile Gebrselassie

Haile Gebrselassie (Haylē Gebre Silassē; born 18 April 1973) is an Ethiopian former long-distance track, road running athlete, and businessman.

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Hailemariam Desalegn

Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe (ኀይለማሪያም ደሳለኝ ቦሼ; born 19 July 1965) is an Ethiopian politician who served as prime minister of Ethiopia from 2012 to 2018.

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Holy Trinity Cathedral (Addis Ababa)

Holy Trinity Cathedral, also known in Amharic as Kidist Selassie, is the highest ranking Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is an international non-governmental organization headquartered in New York City that conducts research and advocacy on human rights.

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Infection

An infection is the invasion of tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce.

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Jacob Zuma

Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (born 12 April 1942) is a South African politician who served as the fourth president of South Africa from 2009 to 2018.

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Lee Myung-bak

Lee Myung-bak (born 19 December 1941) often referred to by his initials MB, is a South Korean businessman and politician who served as the 10th (17th election) president of South Korea from 2008 to 2013.

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Meles Zenawi

Meles Zenawi Asres (Tigringa and), born Legesse Zenawi Asres (9 May 1955 – 20 August 2012) was an Ethiopian politician and a former anti-Derg militant who served as president of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995 and as prime minister from 1995 until his death in 2012.

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Meskel Square

Meskel Square (Cross Square) is a public square in the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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National Archives and Records Administration

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government within the executive branch, charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records.

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National Palace, Addis Ababa

The National Palace, formerly Jubilee Palace, is a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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Ogaden National Liberation Front

The Ogaden National Liberation Front (abbreviated ONLF, Jabhadda Wadaniga Xoreynta Ogaadeeniya; translit) is a social and political movement, founded in 1984 to campaign for the right to self-determination for Somalis in the Ogaden or Somali Region of Ethiopia.

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Omar al-Bashir

Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir (born 1 January 1944) is a Sudanese former military officer and politician who served as Sudan's head of state under various titles from 1989 until 2019, when he was deposed in a coup d'état.

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Paul Kagame

Paul Kagame (born 23 October 1957) is a Rwandan politician and former military officer who has been the President of Rwanda since 2000.

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Prime Minister of Ethiopia

The prime minister of Ethiopia is the head of government and chief executive of Ethiopia.

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Raila Odinga

Raila Amolo Odinga (born 7 January 1945) is a Kenyan politician who served as the Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013.

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Sudan Tribune

The Sudan Tribune is an electronic news portal on Sudan and South Sudan and neighbouring countries including news coverage, analyses and commentary, official reports and press releases from various organizations, and maps.

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Susan Rice

Susan Elizabeth Rice (born November 17, 1964) is an American diplomat, policy advisor, and public official.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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Voice of America

Voice of America (VOA or VoA) is an international radio broadcasting state media agency owned by the United States of America.

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Whitehouse.gov

whitehouse.gov (also simply known as wh.gov) is the official website of the White House and is managed by the Office of Digital Strategy.

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See also

2010s in Addis Ababa

2012 in Ethiopia

2012 in politics

August 2012 events in Ethiopia

  • Death and state funeral of Meles Zenawi

August 2012 events in Europe

Deaths by person in Belgium

History of Addis Ababa

September 2012 events in Ethiopia

State funerals

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_Meles_Zenawi

Also known as Death of Meles Zenawi.