Mikael Imru
Politician
1929 – 2008
Who was Mikael Imru?
Lij Mikael Imru was Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 3 August to 12 September 1974.
Born in Addis Ababa, Mikael Imru was the only son of Leul Ras Imru Haile Selassie and Woizero Tsige Mariam; he had seven sisters. His father, Leul Ras Imru Haile Selassie was among the more senior princes of the Imperial Dynasty of Ethiopia, and a close confidante of emperor Haile Selassie, a close relative with whom he had grown up. Lij Mikael Imru was thus born into the highest levels of Ethiopian society, and was a member of the extended Imperial Dynasty. Both Lij Mikael and his father were known to have very strong socialist leanings, particularly in regard to land tenure and wealth distribution issues.
Lij Mikael studied at Oxford University and subsequently returned to Ethiopia. Lij Mikael served as deputy Secretary of Agriculture between 1958 and 1959. Subsequently, he became a diplomat and was first posted to Washington, D.C., then to Moscow. For a few months between these diplomatic posts Mikael served as Foreign Minister. From 1965 to 1968 he worked in Geneva for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
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- Born
- Nov 10, 1929
Addis Ababa - Parents
- Religion
- Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
- Nationality
- Ethiopia
- Education
- University of Oxford
- Died
- Oct 26, 2008
Addis Ababa
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on July 23, 2013
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