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Hailemariam Desalegn

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Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe (Amharic: ኀይለማሪያም ደሳለኝ ቦሼ; born 19 July 1965) is an Ethiopian politician who served as prime minister of Ethiopia from 2012 to 2018. He also previously served as deputy prime minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Meles Zenawi from 2010 to 2012. After Meles' death in August 2012, Hailemariam succeeded him as prime minister, initially in an acting capacity. He was then elected as the chair of the EPRDF, the ruling party, on 15 September 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hailemariam Desalegn is the 5,886th most popular politician (up from 14,226th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Ethiopia (up from 39th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Ethiopian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hailemariam Desalegn ranks 5,886 out of 19,576. Before him are Fouad Siniora, Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este, Adélaïde d'Orléans, Agrippa Menenius Lanatus, Emperor Rokujō, and Everard des Barres. After him are Jigme Wangchuck, Jadranka Kosor, Henry II, Duke of Lorraine, Igor Ivanov, Jin Youzhi, and Marcus Manlius Capitolinus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Hailemariam Desalegn ranks 47. Before him are Mohammed Deif, Infanta Cristina of Spain, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Shamil Basayev, Stefano Pioli, and Diane Lane. After him are Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark, Jürgen Kohler, Julia Ormond, Vinnie Jones, John Ratcliffe, and Michael Bay.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn ranks 23 out of 105. Before him are Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946), Amha Selassie (1916), Fasilides (1603), Dawit II (1496), Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924), and Susenyos I (1572). After him are Meles Zenawi (1955), Abdiqasim Salad (1941), Gelawdewos (1522), Abdullah ibn Ja'far (650), Mulatu Teshome (1955), and Tekle Giyorgis II (1836).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ethiopia

Among politicians born in Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn ranks 20. Before him are Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946), Amha Selassie (1916), Fasilides (1603), Dawit II (1496), Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924), and Susenyos I (1572). After him are Meles Zenawi (1955), Abdiqasim Salad (1941), Mulatu Teshome (1955), Tekle Giyorgis II (1836), Kaleb of Axum (500), and Taytu Betul (1851).

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