Girma Wolde-Giorgis
Girma Wolde-Giorgis | |
|---|---|
ግርማ ወልደ ጊዮርጊስ | |
Girma in 2006 | |
| President of Ethiopia | |
| In office 8 October 2001 – 7 October 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Meles Zenawi Hailemariam Desalegn |
| Preceded by | Negasso Gidada |
| Succeeded by | Mulatu Teshome |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 December 1924 Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire |
| Died | 15 December 2018 (aged 93) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Resting place | Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Political party | Independent |
Girma Wolde-Giorgis (Amharic: 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 Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in 1995.