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Negasso Gidada (Negasso Gidada Solon) was born on 8 September, 1943 in Dembidolo, Illubabor Province, Ethiopian Empire (now Oromia Region, Ethiopia), is a President of Ethiopia from 1995 to 2001. Discover Negasso Gidada's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?

Popular As Negasso Gidada Solon
Occupation N/A
Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 8 September, 1943
Birthday 8 September
Birthplace Dembidolo, Illubabor Province, Ethiopian Empire (now Oromia Region, Ethiopia)
Date of death 27 April, 2019
Died Place Frankfurt, Germany
Nationality Ethiopia

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Negasso Gidada Height, Weight & Measurements

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Who Is Negasso Gidada's Wife?

His wife is Regina Abelt (m. 1985)

Family
Parents Gidada Solon (father)Dinse Sholi (mother)
Wife Regina Abelt (m. 1985)
Sibling Not Available
Children Ibsa Negasso Telile Negasso

Negasso Gidada Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Negasso Gidada worth at the age of 75 years old? Negasso Gidada’s income source is mostly from being a successful President. He is from Ethiopia. We have estimated Negasso Gidada's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income President

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1730

The title of his doctoral thesis was "History of the Sayyoo Oromo of Southwestern Wallaga, Ethiopia, from about 1730 to 1886".

He was married to Regina Abelt, a German nurse and midwife.

Being the First Lady of Ethiopia while holding the German Citizenship earned Abelt considerable, yet unwanted, attention by the German and European tabloid press.

In marked contrast, Regina Abelt was virtually invisible in Ethiopia and never enjoyed the official title of First Lady which was instead used by the wife of the Prime Minister.

1943

Negasso Gidada Solon (8 September 1943 – 27 April 2019) was an Ethiopian politician who was the president of Ethiopia from 1995 until 2001.

Negasso was the son of Gidada Solon, one of the first local ministers of a Protestant church in the Dembidolo area in western Ethiopia.

Negasso held a doctorate in social history from the Goethe University Frankfurt and was a part-time lecturer of history at Addis Ababa University.

1995

Negasso had been Minister of Information in the Transitional Government of Ethiopia and Central Committee member of the Oromo People's Democratic Organisation (OPDO) when he became president on 22 August 1995.

At the time of his announcement, he also asked forgiveness from Ethiopians for deceiving them that Ethiopia's current constitution was ratified in 1995 with full participation of all political parties in a democratic manner.

"There were a number of political parties that were excluded from the process," he said during the ceremony when he and Siye Abraha were officially inducted into the UDJ.

2001

He left office when his term expired on 8 October 2001.

Before the end of his term, he was expelled from both the OPDO and the EPRDF coalition on 22 June.

2005

In the 2005 general elections, Negasso was elected to the Ethiopian House of People's Representatives as an independent from Dembidolo in the Mirab Welega Zone of the Oromia Region.

2008

In July 2008, Negasso became a founding member of the Forum for Democratic Dialogue (FDD), a new coalition of opposition parties and activists.

2009

Then in November 2009, he announced he had joined the Unity for Democracy and Justice Party (UDJ), one of the eight parties in the FDD, "to try to unite Ethiopia".

2019

Negasso died in Germany on 27 April 2019, after battling health issues.

In Europe, he was an active member of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF).