Meles died in a Brussels hospital on August 20 after a protracted illness Followed by giant crowds, Meles’ flag-draped coffin slowly processed through the capital from the National Palace to the ...

Meles Zenawi was born Legesse Zenawi on May 8, 1955,in the northern town of Adwa. As a young rebel ­later, he took the nom de guerre Meles to honor Meles Tekle, a Tigrayan nationalist student ...

THE PARADOX OF Meles Zenawi, the prime minister of Ethiopia who died Monday at 57, was that he might have been so much more. A friend who knew him for two decades recalled that he was sharp ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia's long-time ruler who ... State TV on Tuesday showed pictures of Meles as classical music played in the background. Born on May 8, 1955, Meles ...

Chinese President Hu Jintao (3rd R) meets with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (3rd L) in Los Cabos, Mexico, June 17, 2012. Photo: Xinhua Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Ethiopian ...