Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Ethiopia Prime Minister Meles Zenawi loses battle to infection

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Meles Zenawi at a session of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, January 26, 2012. PHOTO/Christian Hartmann/Reuters

Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia's long-time ruler, died of an undisclosed illness after not being seen in public for weeks, Ethiopian authorities announced Tuesday. He was 57.

Zenawi died Monday just before midnight after contracting an infection, state TV said.

Hailemariam Desalegn, who was appointed deputy prime minister and minister of foreign

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