Regina Abelt
Her Excellency Regina Abelt | |
|---|---|
ረጃይና ዐበልት | |
| 1st First Lady of Ethiopia | |
| In office 22 August 1995 – 8 October 2001 | |
| President | Negasso Gidada |
| Prime Minister | Meles Zenawi |
| Succeeded by | Azeb Mesfin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 May 1954 Moers,[1] North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Citizenship |  Germany |
| Spouse | Negasso Gidada |
Regina Abelt (
Ge'ez: ረጃይና ዐበልት; born 12 May 1954) is a German-born public figure who served as the first First Lady of Ethiopia from 22 August 1995 until 8 October 2001.[2]
Background
Abelt was born in Germany. She worked as an aid worker in
Oromia Region where she met her future husband, Dr. Negasso Gidada, who was also a student at Germany's Goethe University Frankfurt. Even though she held German citizenship, Regina became the First Lady of Ethiopia by virtue of her marriage to the then President Dr. Negasso.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Katrin Sachse. "Something Absurd: Regina Abelt, German wife of the Ethiopian president, about her life as first lady". Focus Magazine (Number 26, year 2000). Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ Nigussie, Natnael (May 2019). Ethiopian First Lady's Contribution to Women Empowerment (Thesis thesis). Addis Ababa University.
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