Minasse Haile (born 2 January 1930, am, ምናሴ ኃይሌ) is an Ethiopian diplomat and politician who served as

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from 1971 to 1974.

Biography

He conducted his undergraduate education at the

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from 1946 to 1950. He received a J.D, M.A, and Ph.D. from

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and

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in 1954, 1957, and 1961, respectively. Following the overthrow of Emperor

Haile Selassie Haile Selassie I ( gez, ቀዳማዊ ኀይለ ሥላሴ, Qädamawi Häylä Səllasé, ; born Tafari Makonnen; 23 July 189227 August 1975) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia (' ...

, he went into exile and eventually taught law at Cardozo Law.

References

1930 births Ethiopian diplomats Living people Foreign ministers of Ethiopia University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Columbia Law School alumni Cardozo School of Law faculty {{Ethiopia-diplomat-stub