Negasso Gidada

Negasso Gidada
ነጋሶ ጊዳዳ
President of Ethiopia
In office
22 August 1995  8 October 2001
Prime MinisterMeles Zenawi
Preceded byMeles Zenawi (Acting)
Succeeded byGirma Wolde-Giorgis
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs
In office
1990–1991
Minister of Communication
In office
1992–2019
Member of 1994 Ethiopian Constituent Assembly election
In office
5 June 1994  December 1994
Advisory of Kunuz College
In office
2002–2019
Member of the House of Peoples' Representatives for Dembidolo
In office
2005–2008
Founding Member of Medrek
In office
July 2008  27 April 2019
Member, Deputy Chairperson and Head of Foreign Affairs of the Unity for Democracy and Justice
In office
15 December 2009  27 April 2019
Personal details
Born
Negasso Gidada Solon

(1943-09-08)8 September 1943
Dembidolo, Illubabor Province, Ethiopian Empire (now Oromia Region, Ethiopia)
Died27 April 2019(2019-04-27) (aged 75)
Frankfurt, Germany
Resting placePetros Paulos Evangelic Church, Ethiopia
9°03′21″N 38°42′50″E / 9.055757°N 38.71399°E / 9.055757; 38.71399
Political partyEPRDF (until 22 June 2001)
Independent (2005–2008)
Unity for Democracy and Justice under Coalition of Medrek (2009–2019)
Spouse
(m. 1985)
Children
  • Ibsa Negasso
  • Telile Negasso

Negasso Gidada Solon (Ge'ez: ነጋሶ ጊዳዳ; 8 September 1943 – 27 April 2019) was an Ethiopian politician who was the president of Ethiopia from 1995 until 2001.