Hailu Shawul

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Hailu Shawul
ሃይሉ ሻዉል
Born1936
Shewa, Ethiopia
Died6 October 2016(2016-10-06) (aged 79–80)
Bangkok, Thailand
NationalityEthiopian
Alma materWayne State University
Occupation(s)Politician
Civil engineer
Political partyCoalition for Unity and Democracy (2005–2007)
All Ethiopian Unity Party (1996–2014)
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Hailu Shawul (also spelled Shawel or Shawil; Ge'ez: ሃይሉ ሻዉል; 1936 – 6 October 2016) was an Ethiopian politician and civil engineer who was the leader of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) during the 2005 Ethiopian general election. He was also the leader of All Ethiopian Unity Party from 1996 to 2013. He died on 6 October 2016, while receiving treatment at a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.