BBC – Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has died at the age of 57, following weeks of illness, state media say.
Mr Meles was admitted to hospital in July. The nature of his illness has not been made public.
Speculation about his health began when he missed an African Union summit in Addis Ababa earlier last month.
Mr Meles took power as the leader of a rebel movement which ousted the communist government of Mengistu Haile Mariam in 1991.
Me&mine
August 22, 2012 at 6:03 am
God will never let down every one who has being faced a lot regardeging with race, and the stronger uths that has been killed while demonistating for other freedom that are living for their belgid stomach and weeping for the death of their late PM 4 the time being though what they all heartily know is how much they are pretending as well.
Timhret
August 21, 2012 at 8:40 pm
Thanks God, this killer is gone for good. This should be a lesson for the rest of the gangs. He missed the opportunity to be one the great leader and he will be remembered as the dark age of history.
Zerihun Dandibo
August 21, 2012 at 11:08 am
Good riddance!!!
The world at large and Ethiopia, in particaular, is a better place without this evil man. Sad he and his crime gang called TPLF didnt stand trials for treason.
The same goes for the ex-Patriarch.
God save Ethiopia and its people!
bederu
August 21, 2012 at 9:38 am
Melese ia AN apartide killer and he mercenary. Thanks the lord he took the grave . Dictator melese killed million people and there are Athousands people in jail. The system of Aprtide woyane must eradicate from great Ethiopia.
solomon
August 21, 2012 at 7:19 am
Thank you God, One dictator is gone for good.Our world particularly Ethiopia will be better off after him.
Tatek
August 21, 2012 at 6:43 am
The tyrant’s death that was kept a secret for so long by his irresponsible, corrupt and autocratic inner circle should be a chance for Ethiopians to come together, bury the legacy of the brutal ruler that added 21 long years to Ethiopia’s dark past and keep up the fight for justice, equality, rule of law, human rights and democracy that we desperately need at this crucial time in our nation’s history. The opposition, political and civic organizations as well as all peace, equality and justice loving Ethiopians should come together and do everything in our power to make sure that our country comes out of the yoke of oppression, tyranny and marginalization that was forced on it by the savage rule of colonel Meles Zenawi. As I said earlier, if colonel Zenawi had anything to leave behind, it is the 21 dark years he added to the history of Ethiopia’s dark past and his serving as an American stooge that sacrificed Ethiopia’s interests and national pride for the whims and pleasures of the west, particularly his political master, the United States.