Negasso Gidada

Negasso Gidada ( Oromo : Nagaaso Gidaadaa , in Ethiopian script : ነጋሶ ጊዳዳ (transcribed Nägaso Gidada ); born September 8, 1943 in Dembi Dolo , West- Wollega , today in the Oromia region ; † April 27, 2019 ) was an Ethiopian politician . He was president of the country from 1995 to 2001 , and later he was active in the opposition . Negasso Gidada belonged to the Oromo , the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia. Since “Gidada” is a patronymic , Negasso is the correct name form.

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Negasso Gidada attended elementary school in Dembi Dolo and later high schools in Nazret / Adama and Addis Ababa . Between 1967 and 1971 he studied history at the Haile Selassie I. University in Addis Ababa. He completed his university studies with a master's degree in history and worked for three years as a teacher and school director in western Ethiopia.

In October 1974 he went into exile in Germany . During his stay there, he held various posts and performed numerous tasks. From 1983 to 1985 he taught the Oromo language as a university teacher . He did his doctorate in ethnology and in 1985 became a member of the Third World House eV in Frankfurt am Main . From 1976 to 1981 he was among other things secretary, editor and chairman of all Oromo students in Europe. From 1979 to 1981 he was a member and representative of the Oromo Liberation Front in Europe. From 1986 to 1991 Negasso served as editor, secretary and chairman of the Association of All Oromo in Europe.

In 1989 he became a member of the Democratic Organization of the Oromo People (OPDO) and thus a member of the coalition of the Revolutionary Democratic Front of the Ethiopian Peoples , which was founded in 1991. Negasso returned to Ethiopia in the summer of 1991 and became a member of the central committee of the OPDO. He was appointed Minister of Labor and Social Affairs. He remained in this office until 1992. In the transitional government he was also Minister of Information until he became President on August 22, 1995. As such, he succeeded Meles Zenawi , who in turn became Prime Minister on August 22, 1995 .

Negasso Gidada held the largely symbolic office of president until the end of his term on October 8, 2001.

In the parliamentary elections in Ethiopia in 2005 Negasso Gidada was in the constituency Dembi Dolo as an independent candidate in the People's House of Representatives voted. In November 2009, he announced that he had joined the opposition party Unity for Democracy and Justice .

Negasso Gidada was married for the second time. He had two children from his first marriage and an adopted daughter who brought his second wife into the marriage.

Negasso was married to Regina Abelt , a German nurse and midwife. However, she did not appear as "First Lady".

Negasso Gidada died in April 2019 at the age of 75 in Germany, where he had been receiving medical treatment.

Web links

African News Ethiopia: President Expelled from Ruling Party. In: Worldpress.org. June 25, 2001(English).; accessed on April 29, 2019
Nita Bhalla: Ethiopian president on offensive. In: BBC News. June 29, 2001 (English).; accessed on April 29, 2019
Berhane Habtemariam, Zerihun Taddesse: Dr Negasso Gidada: “… the referendum was not democratic as it was held in a situation were one political force was dominant”. In: Dehai News. April 16, 2005, archived from the original on March 11, 2007 .; accessed on April 29, 2019
Binyam Alemayehu: General NewsNegasso blames government for escalation of post-election violence. In: The Reporter (Ethiopia). November 12, 2005, archived from the original on November 11, 2006 .; accessed on April 29, 2019
Gidada, Negasso - Former president of Ethiopia. In: Contemporary Africa Database. December 17, 2003, archived from the original on September 30, 2007 .; accessed on April 29, 2019
Tsedale Lemma: Ethiopia's Constitution: Can it stand the test of time? In: Addis Standard. March 11, 2016 (English, interview with Negasso Gidada).; accessed on April 29, 2019

Individual evidence

^ Abdulkader Saleh, Nicole Hirt, Wolbert GC Smidt, Rainer Tetzlaff (eds.): Peace spaces in Eritrea and Tigray under pressure: identity construction, social cohesion and political stability. LIT Verlag, Münster 2008, ISBN 978-3-8258-1858-6 , p. 349.
↑ Sumaira Hussain: Former President Of Ethiopia Negasso Gidada Passes Away Aged 75. In: UrduPoint. April 27, 2019, accessed April 28, 2019 .
↑ Official election results for the House of Peoples' Representatives. (pdf) (No longer available online.) In: electionsethiopia.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2007 ; accessed on April 29, 2019 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ Ex-Ethiopia President Negasso Gidada joins opposition. In: BBC News. November 26, 2009, accessed April 29, 2019 .
↑ Katrin Sachse: "Somewhat absurd": Regina Abelt, German wife of the Ethiopian President, about her life as a first lady. In: Focus . 26, June 26, 2000, accessed November 18, 2015 .

personal data
SURNAME	Negasso Gidada
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Nagaaso Gidaadaa (in Oromo); ነጋሶ ጊዳዳ; Gidada, Nagaso
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Ethiopian politician, President of Ethiopia (1995-2001)
DATE OF BIRTH	September 8, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dembi Dolo , West Wollega , Oromia , Ethiopia
DATE OF DEATH	April 27, 2019
Place of death	Frankfurt am Main

[1] Abdulkader Saleh, Nicole Hirt, Wolbert GC Smidt, Rainer Tetzlaff (eds.): Peace spaces in Eritrea and Tigray under pressure: identity construction, social cohesion and political stability. LIT Verlag, Münster 2008, ISBN 978-3-8258-1858-6 , p. 349.

[2] Sumaira Hussain: Former President Of Ethiopia Negasso Gidada Passes Away Aged 75. In: UrduPoint. April 27, 2019, accessed April 28, 2019 .

[3] Official election results for the House of Peoples' Representatives. (pdf) (No longer available online.) In: electionsethiopia.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2007 ; accessed on April 29, 2019 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[4] Ex-Ethiopia President Negasso Gidada joins opposition. In: BBC News. November 26, 2009, accessed April 29, 2019 .

[sa-5] Katrin Sachse: "Somewhat absurd": Regina Abelt, German wife of the Ethiopian President, about her life as a first lady. In: Focus . 26, June 26, 2000, accessed November 18, 2015 .