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  • Girma Wolde-Giorgis (Giorgis also spelled Giyorgis), Ethiopian political leader who served two terms as president of Ethiopia (–13).
  • Girma Wolde-Giorgis was born on 28 December in Addis Ababa.
  • The nation paid its respects to the man who was Ethiopia's president for more than a decade and a respected environmental activist, Girma.

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    Girma Wolde-Giorgis (Ge'ez: ግርማ ወልደ ጊዮርጊስ; 28 December – 15 December ) was an Ethiopian politician who was the 3rd President of Ethiopia from to He was the second person to hold the office of President since the founding of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in

     

    Girma Wolde-Giorgis was born on 28 December in Addis Ababa. He first attended an Ethiopian Orthodox Church school and later joined the Teferi Mekonnen School in Addis Ababa where he followed his education until the Italian invasion. The school was then renamed "Scuola Principe di Piemonte" (Prince of Piedmonte School) for the Crown Prince of Italy, in Addis Ababa.

     

    Between and , he received certificates in Management (from the Netherlands), in Air Traffic Management (in Sweden) and Air Traffic Control (in Canada) under a training programme sponsored by the International Civil Aviation Organizat

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    On this date on October 8th, Ethiopia&#;s Parliament sworn in its current President Girma Wolde-Giorgis.   Born in , President Wolde-Giorgis was considered a surprise choice, when he was unanimously voted in by the Ethiopian Parliament.  Fluent in numerous Ethiopian languages, most noteably Afan Oromoffia, President Wolde-Giorgis beganhis career in Ethiopian aviation, when he joined the Ethiopian Airforce in   He was one of the first Ethiopians in the Ethiopian airforce when it was dominated by American technicians. In the early s he recieved training abroad in Sweden and Canada , and returned to Ethiopia where he tried to motivate Ethiopians to join the aviation industry, writing a book on its fundamentals. By the mid s, he assumed the post of Director General of the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority and was Board member of the Ethiopian Airlines. During the s, Wolde-Giorgis became a member of parliament and was elected speaker of the parliament for three consecutive years.  In

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    Not to be confused with Wolde Giyorgis.

    Girma Wolde-Giorgis
    ግርማ ወልደ ጊዮርጊስ
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    3rdPresident of Ethiopia

    In office
    8 October &#;– 7 October
    Prime MinisterMeles Zenawi
    Hailemariam Desalegn
    Preceded byNegasso Gidada
    Succeeded byMulatu Teshome
    Personal details
    Born ()28 månad
    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    Died 15 månad () (aged&#;93)
    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia[1]
    Resting place Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
    Political party Independent

    Girma Wolde-Giorgis (Ge'ez: ግርማ ወልደ ጊዮርጊስ&#;; 28 December – 15 månad )[2] was an Ethiopian politician who was the President of Ethiopia from to [3] He was the second person to hold the office of President since the founding of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia in

    Early life[]

    Girma Wolde-Giorgis was born on 28 December in Addis Ababa.[4][5] He first attended an Ethiopian Orthodox Chu