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Negasso Gidada
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ነጋሶ ጊዳዳ
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| President of Ethiopia | |
| In office 22 August 1995 – 8 October 2001 |
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| Prime Minister | Meles Zenawi |
| Preceded by | Meles Zenawi (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Girma Wolde-Giorgis |
| Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of Ethiopia | |
| In office 1990–1991 |
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| Minister of Communication of Ethiopia | |
| In office 1992–2019 |
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| Member of 1994 Ethiopian Constituent Assembly election | |
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1995 Constitution of Ethiopia (Acting)
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| In office 5 June 1994 – December 1994 |
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| Advisory of Kunuz College | |
| In office 2002–2019 |
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| Member of the House of Peoples' Representatives for Dembidolo | |
| In office 2005–2008 |
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| Founding Member of Medrek | |
| In office July 2008 – 27 April 2019 |
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| Member, Deputy Chairperson and Head of Foreign Affairs of the Unity for Democracy and Justice | |
| In office 15 December 2009 – 27 April 2019 |
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Negasso Gidada Solon
8 September 1943 Dembidolo, Illubabor Province, Ethiopian Empire (now Oromia Region, Ethiopia) |
| Died | 27 April 2019 (aged 75) Frankfurt, Germany |
| Resting place | Petros Paulos Evangelic Church, Ethiopia 9°03′21″N 38°42′50″E / 9.055757°N 38.71399°E |
| Political party | EPRDF (until 22 June 2001) Independent (2005–2008) Unity for Democracy and Justice under Coalition of Medrek (2009–2019) |
| Spouse |
Regina Abelt
(m. 1985) |
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Negasso Gidada Solon (Ge'ez: ነጋሶ ጊዳዳ; 8 September 1943 – 27 April 2019) was an important Ethiopian politician. He served as the President of Ethiopia from 1995 to 2001.
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About Negasso Gidada
Negasso Gidada was born in Dembidolo, western Ethiopia. His father, Gidada Solon, was one of the first local ministers of a Protestant church in that area.
Negasso was a very educated person. He earned a special degree called a doctorate in social history. He got this degree from Goethe University Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany. He also taught history part-time at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. His doctorate paper was about the history of the Sayyoo Oromo people in a part of Ethiopia.
Negasso was married to Regina Abelt. She was a nurse from Germany. He passed away in Germany on 27 April 2019, after dealing with some health problems.
Negasso's Political Journey
Negasso Gidada had a long career in politics.
Early Political Work
When he was in Europe, Negasso was an active member of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). This was a political group. Later, he became the Minister of Information in Ethiopia's Transitional Government of Ethiopia. He was also a member of the Central Committee for the Oromo People's Democratic Organisation (OPDO).
Becoming President
On 22 August 1995, Negasso Gidada became the President of Ethiopia. He served in this important role until 8 October 2001. Before his term ended, he was no longer part of the OPDO and the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) group.
After the Presidency
In the 2005 Ethiopian general elections, Negasso was chosen to be a member of the Ethiopian House of People's Representatives. He represented the Dembidolo area. He ran as an independent politician, meaning he wasn't part of a specific party at that time.
In July 2008, Negasso helped start a new group called the Forum for Democratic Dialogue (FDD). This group brought together different opposition parties and activists.
Later, in November 2009, he announced he had joined the Unity for Democracy and Justice Party (UDJ). This party was one of the groups in the FDD. He said he joined "to try to unite Ethiopia." At that time, he also asked for forgiveness from Ethiopians. He said he had previously given the impression that Ethiopia's current constitution was fully agreed upon by all political parties in a democratic way. He explained that some political parties were not included in that process.
See also
In Spanish: Negaso Gidada para niños
