Fisseha Desta | |
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ፍስሃ ደስታ | |
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| Vice President of Ethiopia | |
| In office 10 September 1987 – 26 April 1991 | |
| President | Mengistu Haile Mariam |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Tesfaye Gebre Kidan |
| Member of the Central Committee of COPWE | |
| In office 1979–1984 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1941 Adwa, Italian East Africa (now Tigray, Ethiopia) |
| Died | 7 May 2022 (aged 81) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Ethiopia 1984–1991 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Ethiopian Empire  Derg |
| Branch/service | Ethiopian Army |
| Years of service | 1961-1991 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | First Division Third Division |
| Battles/wars | Eritrean War of Independence Ethiopian Civil War |
Fisseha Desta (Tigrinya: ፍስሃ ደስታ; 21 April 1941 – 7 May 2022)[1] was an Ethiopian military officer and politician who was the first vice president of Ethiopia from 1987 to 1991.
- ^ "ኣብ እዋን ደርግ ምኽትል ፕረዚደንት ዝነበሩ ሌ/ኮሎኔል ፍስሃ ደስታ ዓሪፎም". BBC News ትግርኛ (in Tigrinya). Retrieved 7 May 2022.