Tesfaye Gebre Kidan
Ethiopian politician and military officer (1935–2004) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Ethiopian name, the name Gebre Kidan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name, Tesfaye.
Tesfaye Gebre Kidan Geletu (Amharic: ተስፋዬ ገብረ ኪዳን ገለቱ, romanized: Täsfaye Gäbrä Kidan Gälätu, c. 1935 – 4 June 2004) was an Ethiopian general who was the acting president of Ethiopia for one week in late May 1991.
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Tesfaye Gebre Kidan | |
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ተስፋዬ ገብረ ኪዳን | |
Acting President of Ethiopia | |
In office 21 May 1991 (1991-05-21) – 27 May 1991 (1991-05-27) | |
Preceded by | Mengistu Haile Mariam |
Succeeded by | Meles Zenawi (Acting) |
Vice President of Ethiopia | |
In office 26 April 1991 – 21 May 1991 | |
President | Mengistu Haile Mariam |
Preceded by | Fisseha Desta |
Succeeded by | Post abolished |
Minister of Defense | |
In office January 1980[1] – 14 May 1988 | |
President | Mengistu Haile Mariam |
Preceded by | Taye Tilahun |
Succeeded by | Haile Giorgis Habte Mariam |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1935 Hararghe, Ethiopian Empire[2] |
Died | 4 June 2004(2004-06-04) (aged 68–69) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Political party | Workers' Party of Ethiopia |
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