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Meles Zenawi /

The late Ethiopian Prime Minister started as a freedom fighter, on the front lines to dispatch Communist strongman Mengistu. From the rural province of Tigray, Meles was a champion of farmers, leading a policy to prevent further drought like the disasters that struck Ethiopia in the 1980's. His...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Macfarlane, Jean (Producer) (Director, Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Tigrinya
Language Notes:In English with occasional passages inTigrinya.
Published: Nairobi, Kenya : Africa24 Media, 2013.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Malas Zénāwi, > 1955-2012.
Malas Zénāwi, > 1955-2012
Prime ministers > Ethiopia > Biography.
Ethiopia > Politics and government > 21st century.
Ethiopia > History.
Premiers ministres > Éthiopie > Biographies.
Éthiopie > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siècle.
Éthiopie > Histoire.
Politics and government
Prime ministers
Ethiopia
2000-2099
Documentaries and Factual Films
documentary film.
Biographical films
Biographies
Documentary films
History
Short films
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Short films.
Documentaires.
Films biographiques.
Courts métrages.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The late Ethiopian Prime Minister started as a freedom fighter, on the front lines to dispatch Communist strongman Mengistu. From the rural province of Tigray, Meles was a champion of farmers, leading a policy to prevent further drought like the disasters that struck Ethiopia in the 1980's. His rule was considered autocratic at times, but a key to Ethiopian development in keeping the country in the forefront of Pan Africanism.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed May 26, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (30 minutes)
Playing Time:00:29:32
Production Credits:Editor: Kendi Nkubitu, Jean Macfarlane.