Berhane Deressa | |
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Acting Mayor of Addis Ababa | |
In office 9 May 2006 –30 October 2008 | |
President | Girma Wolde-Giorgis |
Prime Minister | Meles Zenawi |
Preceded by | Arkebe Oqubay |
Succeeded by | Kuma Demeksa |
Personal details | |
Political party | Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front |
Residence(s) | Alexandria,Virginia,U.S. |
Berhane Deressa is an Ethiopian politician who was the Acting [1] Mayor of Addis Ababa from 9 May 2006 to 30 October 2008,succeeding Arkebe Oqubay. [2] [3]
After serving as mayor,Berhane was retired from the politics and moved to the United States where he lives in Alexandria,Virginia. [4]
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