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Aug. 21, 2012
World & Nation
I found it captivating to read Meles Zenawi’s column (Commentary, June 24).
July 11, 1991
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was reelected by acclamation, winning another five-year term in a vote in a Parliament dominated by his party.
Oct. 11, 2000
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi appealed to donors to help feed the 11.3 million people in his nation he said face severe food shortages.
Dec. 8, 2002
This African nation’s new leader, Meles Zenawi, said Monday that his forces now control virtually all the war-torn country.
June 4, 1991
Declaring an end to the war with neighboring Eritrea, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said negotiations on reaching an overall peace settlement will start soon.
Sept. 16, 2000
An army officer shot Ethiopia’s security chief to death Saturday as the official, a close ally of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, was making his way into an officers club in the capital, state radio reported.
May 13, 2001
Ethiopia pardoned and freed 38 opposition members after international condemnation of the two-year case and strong pressure this week from the U.S.
July 21, 2007
Grenade attacks on a hotel and a restaurant in the capital, Addis Ababa, killed one person and wounded 42 others, diplomats and state radio reported.
April 14, 1997