Seyoum Mesfin

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Seyoum Mesfin was an influential Ethiopian politician and diplomat who served as Ethiopia’s long-time foreign minister and later as ambassador to China.

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instanceOf Ethiopian politician
diplomat
human
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
conflict Tigray War NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Ethiopia NERFINISHED
countryOfDiplomaticService People’s Republic of China NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1949-01-25
dateOfDeath 2021-01-13
educatedAt Ethiopian institutions (details not widely documented)
ethnicGroup Tigrayan NERFINISHED
familyName Mesfin NERFINISHED
givenName Seyoum NERFINISHED
hasGender male
languageSpoken Amharic NERFINISHED
English
Tigrinya NERFINISHED
mannerOfDeath killed in armed conflict
memberOf Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front NERFINISHED
Tigray People’s Liberation Front NERFINISHED
Transitional Government of Ethiopia NERFINISHED
name Seyoum Mesfin NERFINISHED
notableFor role in overthrow of the Derg regime
role in post-1991 Ethiopian foreign policy
service as Ethiopian ambassador to China
service as Ethiopia’s long-time foreign minister
notableWork shaping Ethiopia’s foreign policy after 1991
occupation diplomat
politician
rebel leader
officeEndTime 2010 (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia)
2017 (Ambassador of Ethiopia to China)
officeStartTime 1991 (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia)
2011 (Ambassador of Ethiopia to China)
participatedIn Ethiopian peace and border negotiations with Eritrea
regional diplomacy in the Horn of Africa
placeOfBirth Tigray Region, Ethiopia NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath near Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
politicalAlignment EPRDF government NERFINISHED
positionHeld Ambassador of Ethiopia to China NERFINISHED
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia
regionOfActivity Horn of Africa NERFINISHED
religion Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED
residence Addis Ababa NERFINISHED
workedOn Ethiopia–Eritrea peace process NERFINISHED
Ethiopia’s relations with China

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