Hailu Yimenu: Difference between revisions

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'''HaileHailu Yimenu''' (died [[May 26]], [[1991]]) was acting prime minister of the [[People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia]] from [[November 8]], [[1989]] until May 1991.

In May 1991, after hearing of [[Mengistu Haile Mariam]]'s fall from power, he fled to the [[Italy|Italian]] embassy in [[Addis Ababa]], along with Lieutenant General [[Tesfaye Gebre Kidan]], Foreign Minister [[Berhanu Bayeh]] and Chief of General Staff [[Adis Tedla]]. He was succeeded by [[Tesfaye Dinka]].

While the other two remained at the embassy for years, Hailu committed suicide on [[May 26]] 1991, after only a short time in the embassy compound.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rulers.org/indexh1.html|title=Rulers&nbsp;— Index Ha|accessdate=12 April 2009}}</ref>

Following the death of General Tesfaye thirteen years later on [[June 2]], [[2004]], rumors began to circulate caused by the embassy's lack of detail on the death of both General Tesfaye and HaileHailu's earlier suicide. The Ethiopian government demanded Italian records on the incidents during that month.