Fisseha Desta
Fisseha Desta (Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 468: attempt to index field 'scripts' (a boolean value).; 21 April 1941 – 7 May 2022) was an Ethiopian military officer and politician. He was the first vice president of Ethiopia from 1987 to 1991 during the Mengistu Haile Mariam administration. He was born in Adwa, Ethiopia. In the 1990s Fisseha was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the military dictatorship. He was then released in 2011 on parole.[1]
Fisseha Desta | |
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ፍስሃ ደስታ | |
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| Vice President of Ethiopia | |
| In office 10 September 1987 – 26 April 1991 | |
| President | Mengistu Haile Mariam |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Tesfaye Gebre Kidan |
| Member of the Central Committee of COPWE | |
| In office 1979–1984 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1941 Adwa, Italian East Africa (now Ethiopia) |
| Died | 7 May 2022 (aged 81) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Ethiopia |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Ethiopian Empire  Derg |
| Branch/service | Ethiopian Army |
| Years of service | 1962–1979 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | First Division Third Division |
| Battles/wars | Eritrean War of Independence |
Desta died on 7 May 2022 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from heart disease at the age of 81.[2]
References
- ↑ "'The Revolution and My Memories'). By Fisseha Desta. Reviewer: Abebe Fentahun Misiker".
- ↑ "ኣብ እዋን ደርግ ምኽትል ፕረዚደንት ዝነበሩ ሌ/ኮሎኔል ፍስሃ ደስታ ዓሪፎም" (in ti). BBC News ትግርኛ. https://www.bbc.com/tigrinya/news-61361989. Retrieved 2022-05-07.