Girma Wolde-Giorgis [SEP] position held
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
Girma Wolde-Giorgis (Ge'ez: ግርማ ወልደ ጊዮርጊስ; 28 December 1924 – 15 December 2018) was an Ethiopian politician who was the President of Ethiopia from 2001 to 2013. He was the second person to hold the office of President since the founding of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia in 1995.
Early life.
Girma Wolde-Giorgis was born on 28 December 1924 in Addis Ababa. He first attended an Ethiopian Orthodox Church school and later joined the Teferi Mekonnen School in Addis Ababa where
Ethiopians owe a great deal to the late Tilahun Gessesse, who promoted Ethiopian music across the world".
A candlelit vigil was held by friends and family in the garden of the National Theatre in Addis Ababa on the night of Wednesday April 22. On Thursday April 23, 2009, a state funeral was held. About one million Ethiopians, including government officials, and entertainers, gathered in Meskel Square, Addis Ababa and heard messages of condolence from the Prime Minister and President Girma Wolde-Giorgis. A funeral mass was