Haile Fida Haaylee Fidaa | |
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Chairman of the All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement | |
In office Late 1960 – 14 July 1977 | |
Chairman of the Provisional Office for Mass Organizational Affairs | |
In office 2 December 1975 – 14 July 1977 | |
Personal details | |
Born | c. Arjo, Galla-Sidamo, Italian East Africa (now Oromia Region, Ethiopia) | 4 April 1939
Died | c. 4 April 1979 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | (aged 40)
Political party | All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement |
Alma mater | Institut Universitaire de France[1] Addis Ababa University[1] General Wingate Secondary School[1] |
Haile Fida (Amharic: ኃይሌ ፊዳ, Oromo: Haaylee Fidaa, c. 4 April 1939 – c. 4 April 1979) was an Ethiopian politician and the leader of the All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement (popularly known as "MEISON", after its Amharic abbreviation መኢሶን). His most significant accomplishment was drafting the Program for the National Democratic Revolution on behalf of the Derg.[citation needed]