“We all feel the magnitude of the gap Meles has left.” Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, “He {Meles} was forever a student and better to understand not only the challenges facing Ethiopia but also the imperatives our continent has to address, both of which we have to achieve the advance within the context of the evolving global situation within which we live and work.” Thabo Mbeki, the former President of South Africa. History will record Meles as a man who uses his immense gift of intellect, eloquence and vision to transform Ethiopia. Jacob Zuma, President of South Afria. “He {Meles} will be remembered for his exceptional leadership in his advocacy of African issue within and outside this continent.” Jeffery Feltman, United Nation. His legacy is one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies. He laid the foundations for Ethiopia’s sustainable development. He gave new momentum to Africa’s struggle to address climate change. Susan E. Rice, US Intellectual rigor was the hallmark of Meles’s many years in office. In his first press conference in Addis Ababa, in reply to a question about his goals, Meles declared that he would consider his government a success if Ethiopians were able to eat three meals a day. All his national policies were framed around the conquest of poverty. Unconvinced by the prescriptions of the I.M.F. and the World Bank, he held back on accepting international loans until his conditions were met and won the admiration of the World Bank’s chief economist at the time, Joseph Stiglitz. Alex de Waal, executive director of the World Peace Foundation.
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