Girma Wolde-Giorgis | |
|---|---|
ግርማ ወልደ ጊዮርጊስ | |
.jpg) Girma in 2006 | |
| President of Ethiopia | |
| In office 8 October 2001 – 7 October 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Meles Zenawi Hailemariam Desalegn |
| Preceded by | Negasso Gidada |
| Succeeded by | Mulatu Teshome |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 December 1924 Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire |
| Died | 15 December 2018 (aged 93) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia[1] |
| Resting place | Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Political party | Independent |
Girma Wolde-Giorgis (Amharic: ግርማ ወልደ ጊዮርጊስ; 28 December 1924 – 15 December 2018)[2] was an Ethiopian politician who was the president of Ethiopia from 2001 to 2013.[3] He was the second person to hold the office of president since the founding of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in 1995.
- ^ "President Girma Passes Away at 94". Addis Fortune.
- ^ Arefayné Fantahun (14 October 2016). "The Life of Girma Wolde Giorgis". Ethiopia Observer. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ Ethiopia's President in Saudi Arabia for medical checkup – State Media Archived 17 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Nazret.com (13 March 2012).