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Mikael Imru
"Lij" Mikael Imru (10 November 1929 – 26 October 2008) was Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 3 August to 12 September 1974.
Born in Addis Ababa, Mikael Imru was the only son of "Leul Ras" Imru Haile Selassie and "Woizero" Tsige Mariam; he had seven sisters. His father, "Leul Ras" Imru Haile Selassie was among the more senior princes of the Imperial Dynasty of Ethiopia, and a close confidante of emperor Haile Selassie, a close relative with whom he
had grown up. ("Lij" Mikael's paternal grandmother was the Emperor's first cousin.) "Lij" Mikael Imru was thus born into the highest levels of Ethiopian society, and was a member of the extended Imperial Dynasty. Both "Lij" Mikael and his father were known to have very strong socialist leanings, particularly in regard to land tenure and wealth distribution issues.
"Lij" Mikael studied at Oxford University and subsequently returned to Ethiopia. "Lij" Mikael served as deputy Secretary of Agriculture between