Quotes by Meles Zenawi

About Meles Zenawi:

Meles Zenawi Asres was the Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 1995 until his death in 2012. From 1989, he was the chairman of the Tigrayan Peoples' Liberation Front (TPLF), and the head of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) since its formation in 1991. Before becoming a prime minister in 1995, he had served the president of the transitional government of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995.
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It does surprise me that intelligent people in the 21st century could claim that if you respond to the terrorists with force, you spawn terrorism, but if you appease them, you somehow tame them. This argument, as I said, is very interesting, and very...

Meles Zenawi

I know more now than I did in the past about the process of democratization. I know more about the pitfalls.

Meles Zenawi

As a person, I have never been discourteous or nasty to anybody. I may have stood my ground a bit too directly, a bit too firmly, and I believe I have, over a number of years, learned to be a little less direct.

Meles Zenawi

The most stupid mistake a counter-insurgency operation can make is alienating the population. If you alienate the population, you're finished.

Meles Zenawi

Of course everybody's thinking evolves over time.

Meles Zenawi

Author Bio

  • NameMeles Zenawi
  • DescriptionEthiopian politician; Prime Minister of Ethiopia
  • BornMay 8, 1955
  • DiedAugust 20, 2012
  • CountryEthiopia
  • ProfessionPolitician