Kifle Wodajo (30 October 1936 – 28 April 2004) was an Ethiopian politician and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia from 1974 to 1977. He was also the first Secretary-General of the Organization of African States from 25 May 1963 to 21 July 1964.Rulers.org, Ke-Ki
/ref> Kifle Wodajo went into exile in the

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between 1977 and 1991 during the

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era. After his return, Kifle joined Teshome Hailemariam and Dereje Deresse to form the Ethiopian National Democratic Organization."United Nations Emergency Prevention and Preparedness Group: ALPHABET SOUP 3 May 1995"
(accessed 29 October 2010) Kifle became a member of the

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and served as chairman of the commission which drafted the 1995 Constitution.

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1936 births 2004 deaths Permanent Representatives of Ethiopia to the United Nations Ambassadors of Ethiopia to the United States 20th-century Ethiopian politicians Foreign ministers of Ethiopia Government ministers of Ethiopia {{Ethiopia-politician-stub