2012 in Ethiopia

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The following lists events that happened during 2012 in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia .

Incumbents

• President: Girma Wolde-Giorgis
• Prime Minister: Meles Zenawi (until August 20), Hailemariam Desalegn (starting August 20)

Events

January

• 17 January – Unknown assailants kill 2 Hungarians, 2 Germans and an Austrian in northeastern Ethiopia. ^[1]
• 25 January – A truck bomb detonates at an Ethiopian military base in Somalia. ^[2]
• 28 January – The African Union opens its new headquarters in Addis Ababa. ^[3]

August

• 20 August – Prime Minister Meles Zenawi died in Brussels and succeeded by Hailemariam Desalegn. ^[4]

September

• 2 September – Meles' state funeral took place in Addis Ababa and inhumed at Holy Trinity Cathedral Church. ^[5]

Deaths

• 10 February – Sebhat Gebre-Egziabher, 75, writer. ^[6]
• 10 April – Afewerk Tekle, 79, artist. ^[7]

References

1. "Tourists killed in Ethiopia attack". 18 January 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
2. "Blast at Ethiopian army base in Somalia". 25 January 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
3. "African Union opens Chinese-funded HQ in Ethiopia". 28 January 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
4. "Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi dies after illness". BBC News. 2012-08-21. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
5. "Thousands of Ethiopians attend Meles Zenawi burial". BBC News. 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
6. "Literary Legend Sebhat Gebre-Egziabiher Passes Away". www.ezega.com. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
7. "In Memory of Maitre Artiste Afewerk Tekle: His Life Odyssey at Tadias Magazine" . Retrieved 2025-08-14.