Ethiopian Ruling Party Confirms Hailemariam as Meles’s Successor
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Ethiopia’s ruling party confirmed acting Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn as the successor to the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.
Meles, who led Ethiopia for 21 years and who oversaw one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies, died on Aug. 20 from an infection contracted while he was recovering from an undisclosed illness. Hailemariam, Meles’s deputy in the Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front and a former foreign minister, took over in an acting capacity the next day.