Ethiopia: Hailemariam Desalegn sworn in as Prime Minister

Despondency, Desalegn said, “has finally given way to hope; darkness to brightness. More importantly, we have proven that victory over poverty and backwardness is within reach after all.”

Hailemariam Desalegn entered the political scene in 2006 as an adviser to Zenawi. He was promoted in a surprise move to the party’s deputy chair after elections in May 2010.

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