Fikre Selassie Wogderess
Fikre Selassie Wogderess (
Biography
Fikre Selassie was one of the more obscure members of the Derg until the coup of 3 February 1977, in which Secretary-General Tafari Benti was killed along with seven other Derg members. The coup elevated him (Bahru Zewde notes "according to some sources from near execution by reason of mistaken identity!") to Secretary-General, in which post he would occasionally dispel "the atmosphere of total sycophancy" with his "fractionally independent disposition."[1]
Fikre Selassie became the first Prime Minister of the newly reorganized state and administration that (formality wise) replaced the Derg in September 1987. He made a trip to
Following the conclusion of the
Death
Fikre Selassie Wogderess died on 12 December 2020 in hospital where he was recovering from COVID-19,[5] as well as being treated for diabetes and kidney complications.[6]
References
- ^ Bahru Zewde, A History of Modern Ethiopia, second edition (London: James Currey, 1991), p. 253
- ^ "Ethiopia: Addis Ababa and the Middle East", Library of Congress website
- ^ "Minutes of the 106th Regular Meeting of the Politburo," 5 November 1989, cited in Gebru Tareke, The Ethiopian Revolution: War in the Horn of Africa (New Haven: Yale University, 2009), p. 143.
- ^ James C. McKinley Jr, "Ethiopia Tries Former Rulers In 70's Deaths", The New York Times, 23 April 1996.
- ^ "Without Regrets".
- ^ geeskaadmin. "Ethiopia: Fikre Selassie Wogderess Former Prime Minister Passes Away at 75". www.geeskaafrika.com. Archived from the original on 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2020-12-12.