Negasso Gidada

Negasso Gidada
ነጋሶ ጊዳዳ
President of Ethiopia
In office 22 August 1995 – 8 October 2001
Prime Minister	Meles Zenawi
Preceded by	Meles Zenawi (Acting)
Succeeded by	Girma Wolde-Giorgis
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs
In office 1990–1991
Minister of Communication
In office 1992–2019
Member of 1994 Ethiopian Constituent Assembly election
1995 Constitution of Ethiopia (Acting)
In office 5 June 1994 – December 1994
Advisory of Kunuz College
In office 2002–2019
Member of the House of Peoples' Representatives for Dembidolo
In office 2005–2008
Founding Member of Medrek
In office July 2008 – 27 April 2019
Member, Deputy Chairperson and Head of Foreign Affairs of the Unity for Democracy and Justice
In office 15 December 2009 – 27 April 2019
Personal details
Born	Negasso Gidada Solon (1943-09-08)8 September 1943 Dembidolo, Illubabor Province, Ethiopian Empire (now Oromia Region, Ethiopia)
Died	27 April 2019(2019-04-27) (aged 75) Frankfurt,[citation needed] Germany
Resting place	Petros Paulos Evangelic Church, Ethiopia 9°03′21″N 38°42′50″E / 9.055757°N 38.71399°E / 9.055757; 38.71399
Political party	EPRDF (until 22 June 2001) Independent (2005–2008) Unity for Democracy and Justice under Coalition of Medrek (2009–2019)
Spouse	Regina Abelt ​ (m. 1985)​
Children	Ibsa Negasso Telile Negasso
Parents	Gidada Solon (father) Dinse Sholi (mother)

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Negasso Gidada Solon (Ge'ez: ነጋሶ ጊዳዳ; 8 September 1943^[1] – 27 April 2019) was an Ethiopian politician who was the president of Ethiopia from 1995 until 2001.