Hailu Yimenu
Hailu Yimenu ( Amharic ሃይሉ ይመኑ ; † May 26, 1991 ) was an Ethiopian politician and Prime Minister of his country from November 1989 to May 1991 .
After the overthrow of the then Ethiopian head of state Mengistu Haile Mariam (who is viewed by many as a dictator ) in May 1991, he fled to the Italian embassy in Addis Ababa . General and short-term President Tesfaye Gebre Kidan , Foreign Minister Birhanu Bayeh and General Adis Tedla fled with him . While this partly for years who were in the embassy, Hailu committed within a short time of suicide .
After his former refugee Tesfaye Gebre Kidan was murdered by Birhanu Bayeh in 2004, rumors of Hailu's suicide also surfaced. Doubts about the official cause of death were heightened by incomplete records from the Italian embassy. The government of Ethiopia then requested Italy to provide all the documents relating to the incidents.
Hailu's successor as prime minister was Tesfaye Dinka .
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| SURNAME | Hailu Yimenu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ethiopian politician, Prime Minister of Ethiopia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 26, 1991 |
| Place of death | Addis Ababa , Ethiopia |