Tesfaye Gebre Kidan

Tesfaye Gebre Kidan
ተስፋዬ ገብረ ኪዳን
Tesfaye in 1991
Acting President of Ethiopia
In office
21 May 1991 (1991-05-21) – 27 May 1991 (1991-05-27)
Preceded byMengistu Haile Mariam
Succeeded byMeles Zenawi (Acting)
Vice President of Ethiopia
In office
26 April 1991 – 21 May 1991
PresidentMengistu Haile Mariam
Preceded byFisseha Desta
Succeeded byPost abolished
Minister of Defense
In office
January 1980[1] – 14 May 1988
PresidentMengistu Haile Mariam
Preceded byTaye Tilahun
Succeeded byHaile Giorgis Habte Mariam
Personal details
Bornc. 1935
Hararghe, Ethiopian Empire[2]
Died4 June 2004(2004-06-04) (aged 68–69)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Political partyWorkers' Party of Ethiopia

Tesfaye Gebre Kidan Geletu (Amharic: ተስፋዬ ገብረ ኪዳን ገለቱ, romanizedTäsfaye Gäbrä Kidan Gälätu, c. 1935 – 4 June 2004) was an Ethiopian general who was the acting president of Ethiopia for one week in late May 1991.

  1. ^ Gilkes, Patrick (May 1982). "Building Ethiopia's Revolutionary Party" (PDF). marxists.architexturez.net.
  2. ^ The Standing Committee, 15 June 1982/

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