This is a list of notable ethiopians, sorted by the field for which they are best known. Mengistus father, haile mariam, is said to have defiantly hung emperor haile selassie s portrait on the walls of his living room in the villa that the prime minister, fikre selassie wogderess, built for him in the middle class district of asmera menged. In december, 2010, the ethiopian government has commuted the death sentence of fikre selassie. Legesse asfaw, cohort of complicated, painful history. The book is well written and easy to understand, although the first volume is composed better, the second volume answers many of the questions rastafarians and afrocentric people alike have about the creator emperor. The list includes people born in and residing in ethiopia, as well as people strongly associated with ethiopia, and people of significant ethiopian ancestry. Fikre selassie wogderess is an ethiopian politician who was the first prime minister of the. Mikael imru, oreste vaccari, sara nuru, nega mezlekia, kuma demeksa, belay zelleke, fikre selassie wogderess. Resettlement and villagization in ethiopia has been an issue from the late nineteenth century up to the present, due to the overcrowded population of the ethiopian highlands.
Interview with the former ethiopian pm fikre selassie. Fikre had been one of the more obscure members of the derg, until the coup of 3 february 1977, in which secretarygeneral tafari benti was killed along with seven other derg members. A former military junta better known as the derg official prime minister pm fikre selassie wogderess wrote a book in amharic entitled ignaena abyoitu me. In this recently published book we and the revolution the author recounts what. Fikre silassie wegderes, the former ethiopian prime minster talks about his new book. Posts about fikreselassie wogderess written by nilspeace. Fikre selassie wogderess september 10, 1987 november 8, 1989 hailu yimenu acting. Prime minister of ethiopia simple english wikipedia, the. The peoples democratic republic of ethiopia pdre was a communist state that existed in ethiopia from 1987 to 1991. Probably the only book written on the awful experiences of oromos in dergues highsecurity torture prisons. The reappearance dergs villain as book writer ethiolion.
Fikre selassie wogderess, betrayed his woz league colleagues, got them slaughtered and jumped on the bandwagon with mengistu. Check out ethiopian news, new ethiopian musics, ethiopian comedy and more ethiopian videos by subscribing here. Mengistu haile mariam news newspapers books scholar jstor may 2017 learn how and. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online. Mengistus father was said to have defiantly hung emperor haile selassie s portrait on the walls of his living room in the villa that the prime minister, fikre selassie wogderess, built for him in the middle class district of asmera menged. The trial ended may 2008, and fikre selassie wogderess was sentenced to death. Fikre was one of the more obscure members of the derg until the coup of 3 february 1977, in which secretarygeneral tafari benti was killed along with seven other derg members. It is estimated that he was responsible for 500,000 to over 2,000,000 deaths.
A former military junta better known as the derg official prime minister pm fikre selassie wogderess wrote a book in amharic entitled. World fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. During a routine meeting on 3 february 1977, tafari benti and the other derg members suspected of conspiring with the eprp were arrested by soldiers under the command of lieutenant colonel daniel. Upon return, instead of being tried in ethiopian courts, the smuggler was promoted to a better office on the direct orders of fikre selassie wogderess. Provisional military government of socialist ethiopia. Fikre silassie wegderes, the former ethiopian prime minster talks about his new book, we and the revolution. Mengistus father was said to have defiantly hung emperor haile selassie s portrait on the walls of his living room in the villa that the prime minister, fikre selassie wogderess, built for him in the middleclass district of asmera menged. The most famous was the marriage of unequals in 1964. Although the president of ethiopia is the countrys head of state, his powers are largely ceremonial, the constitution states that the prime minister has more power and serves as chief executive the official residence of the prime minister, is menelik palace in addis ababa. With the criminal and illiterate derg ethiopia become the country of misery.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Fikre selassie wogderess was the prime minister of the peoples democratic republic of ethiopia pdre from 10 september 1987 to 8 november 1989. Ethiopia government 1989 flags, maps, economy, geography. Thirty years ago on july 29, the poet and playwright, mengistu lemma, who richard pankhurst considered the bernard shaw of ethiopia, died at the age of 65. A book of practical counsel revis talking book and braille service teacherclassroom book order form the intelligent investor. Fikre selassie aka love of the trinity home facebook.
General aman andoms role discussed with former ethiopian pm fikre selassie s interview with sbs radio. Fikreselassie wogderess on aman andom and 60 officials. The author served singularly at the pleasure of major mengistu and ended up with a long jail sentence. Mahteme selassie wolde mesqel dawit wolde giorgis haile selassie mistire selassie sergew hable selassie fikre selassie wogderess new. Ethiopias first prime minister writes history and his viewpoint of many crucial events of the ethiopian revolution and the military government that succeeded the emperor. Wikipedia, 9 june 2014 fikre selassie wogderess born c. He was the chairman of the derg, the military junta that governed ethiopia, from 1977 to 1987, and the president of the peoples. It has been discussed in certain books that i have read on the political history on. According to the memoirs of fikre selassie wogderess, they were then led into a dark garage located in the compound and locked up. Us and the revolution 9781599070780 by fikre selassie wogderes and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Legesse asfaw, cohort of complicated, painful history addisfortune.
Mengistu made a remarkable impact on the development of ethiopian literature with his prerevolutionary works, which were primarily comedies. Fikreselassie wogderess on aman andom and 60 officials this is the voice of the derg s nomenclature. Unlike many senior officials during the dergueregime, including fikre selassie and fisseha desta, vice president of ethiopia for three years until 1991, he did not have a book published. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, the times does. That he had a dedication for the cause and was hard working is also a view shared by fikre selassie wogderess, prime minister of ethiopia in the late 1980s, who met legesse while he was a minor military officer in harar.
Mengistu haile mariam simple english wikipedia, the free. But he too wanted to tell his side of the story about a part of history that has come. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the. Remembering mengistu lemma, ethiopian playwright and. Mistire selassie haile selassie sergew hable selassie mahteme selassie wolde mesqel fikre selassie wogderess new book. Ethiopia commemorates international literacy day to encourage their own national campaign to improve literacy, september 1979 fikreselassie wogderes seen in the video. Peoples democratic republic of ethiopia wikimili, the. He was an important officer in the communist military junta that governed ethiopia from 1974 to 1987. Great detailed book about an era that older ethiopians, including my parents, lived through. This is a digitized version of an article from the timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. The prime minister of ethiopia is the head of the ethiopian government and the most powerful figure in ethiopian politics. By ewnetu sime a former military junta better known as the derg official prime minister pm fikre selassie wogderess wrote a book in amharic entitled ignaena abyoitu meaning. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
The lifestyle and life story of the almighty emperor haile selassie is one that should most definitely without a doubt be emulated. Aklilu habtewold, abebe aregai, endelkachew makonnen, list of heads of government of ethiopia, mikael imru by llc books creator online at alibris. He was president of the peoples democratic republic of ethiopia from 1987 to 1991 mariam was a dictator. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at. He was the chairman of the derg, the socialist military junta that governed ethiopia, from 197787.