Fisseha Desta

Fisseha Desta
ፍስሃ ደስታ
Vice President of Ethiopia
In office
10 September 1987 – 26 April 1991
PresidentMengistu Haile Mariam
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byTesfaye Gebre Kidan
Member of the Central Committee of COPWE
In office
1979–1984
Personal details
Born(1941-04-21)21 April 1941
Adwa, Italian East Africa
(now Tigray, Ethiopia)
Died7 May 2022(2022-05-07) (aged 81)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Political partyWorkers' Party of Ethiopia
1984–1991
Military service
Allegiance Ethiopian Empire
Ethiopia Derg
Branch/serviceEthiopian Army
Years of service1961-1991
RankLieutenant Colonel
UnitFirst Division
Third Division
Battles/warsEritrean 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.

  1. ^ "ኣብ እዋን ደርግ ምኽትል ፕረዚደንት ዝነበሩ ሌ/ኮሎኔል ፍስሃ ደስታ ዓሪፎም". BBC News ትግርኛ (in Tigrinya). Retrieved 7 May 2022.