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2013 in Ethiopia
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The following lists events that happened during 2013 in Ethiopia.
Incumbents
- President: Girma Wolde-Giorgis (until 7 October), Mulatu Teshome (starting 7 October)[1]
- Prime Minister: Hailemariam Desalegn[2]
Events
August
- 8 August – Ethiopian Muslims protest during Eid al-Fitr prayers in Addis Ababa demanding the government to halt intervention on religious matter.[3]
October
- 7 October – Mulatu Teshome succeeded Girma Wolde-Giorgis as the new president of Ethiopia.[4]
Deaths
- 23 May – Taddesse Tamrat, 77, historian and scholar of Ethiopian studies.[5]
- 18 August – Eyob Mekonnen, 37, reggae singer, ischemic stroke.[6]
- 22 December – Theodros Mitiku, musician and saxophonist.[7]
- 24 December – Mikaya Behailu, 36, singer, lupus.[8]
References
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