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Abiy Ahmed
Abiy Ahmed Ali is an Ethiopian politician who is the current Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018 and the leader of the Prosperity Party since 2019.
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politics · Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018 · politician · military personnel · minister · also Abiy Ahmed, Abiyot Ahmed Ali, A. Ahmed, Abiyyii Ahimad Alii, Dr. Abiyyi Ahimad Alii, Abiy Ahmed Ali
Born 15 August 1976 · Q50365049
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2025· 1 entry
2023· 2 entries
To consolidate all remaining regional militias into the ENDF
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De Waal and colleagues recommended that Addis Ababa University re-examine Abiy's PhD thesis for plagiarism, based on their claim of the presence of plagiarism on every page of Chapter 2 of the thesis
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2022· 3 entries
Claimed: ““Ethiopia's economy held up under pressure & reached $127.6 B, demonstrating that our economy is unbreakable & will continue to grow. The per capita income reached $1,212.”” — rated Uncertain by VOA.
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Awarded Time 100 (2022).
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Alex de Waal described Abiy's PhD thesis as constituting an anecdote on an event in which an individual friendship between people of opposite sides augmented social capital and inspired the resolution of a local violent
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2021· 10 entries
fact checker rated the claim “Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed threatens to stop food aid from entering the country.” misleading.
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fact checker rated the claim “In a recorded session just before Ethiopias elections, Abiy Ahmed said he would rather die than hand over power.” fake.
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Reported claimRated Analysis of the clip strongly suggests it has been manipulated and the PM's office called it a fake. · BBC
BBC rated the claim “Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said he would "rather die" than hand over power” Analysis of the clip strongly suggests it has been manipulated and the PM's office called it a fake..
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “The Guardian announced that the Nobel Committee may revoke Abiy Ahmed's Peace Prize” 1.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Abiy Ahmed was shot dead” False.
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Claimed: “"We will liberate the telecoms sector"” — rated The sale of two telecoms licenses has not been completed. by BBC.
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Reported claimRated Experts think it's possible this many have been released but many other people have been detained during Mr Abiy's term of office. · BBC
Claimed: “"About 45,000 detainees have been released"” — rated Experts think it's possible this many have been released but many other people have been detained during Mr Abiy's term of office. by BBC.
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Reported claimRated An expert told us that there was flooding following the initial filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir. · BBC
Claimed: “"A dam has prevented severe flooding in Sudan"” — rated An expert told us that there was flooding following the initial filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir. by BBC.
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fact checker rated the claim “Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has died.” fake.
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46 journalists were detained, making Ethiopia the worst jailer in Africa
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2020· 2 entries
Internet shutdowns by the Ethiopian government had been described as "frequently deployed"
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The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) attacked the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) Northern Command, starting the 2-year Tigray War between the combined forces of the ENDF and the Eritrean army against forc
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2019· 5 entries
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Donald Trump tweets to congratulate Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Nobel Peace Prize” False.
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Awarded the Nobel Prize in Peace — for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea.
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Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (2019).
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Disbanded the EPRDF and formed his own party, the Prosperity Party
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World Press Freedom Index, Ethiopia improved the rank by jumping forty positions from 150 to 110 out of 180 countries
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2018· 5 entries
Following the dissolution of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) which had governed Ethiopia for 28 years
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Ethiopia (2018).
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“was Amhara and Orthodox Christian”
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To expand the free press in Ethiopia, Abiy invited exiled media outlets to return
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Was given a special "peace and reconciliation" award by the Ethiopian Church for his work in reconciling rival factions within the church
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2016· 2 entries
The disputes continued for some time resulting in injuries and deaths
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And defended it in 2017 at the Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa University
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2014· 1 entry
During his time in parliament, Abiy became the director-general of a new and in 2011 founded Government Research Institute called Science and Technology Information Center (STIC)
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2010· 1 entry
To leave the military and his post as deputy director of INSA to become a politician
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2006· 1 entry
Abiy was one of the co-founders of the Information Network Security Agency (INSA), where he worked in different positions
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1996· 1 entry
In the aftermath of Eritrea's secession after an extraterritorial sojourn in Djibouti, saying that "we should build our naval force capacity in the future
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1995· 1 entry
After the Rwandan genocide, he was deployed as a member of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) in the country's capital, Kigali
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1993· 2 entries
Became a soldier in the now Ethiopian National Defense Force and worked mostly in the intelligence and communications departments
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Was a historical mistake that threatens the existence of landlocked Ethiopia, saying that "In 2030 we are projected to have a population of 150 million
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1991· 1 entry
Became a Lieutenant Colonel in the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF)
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1976· 1 entry
Born 1976-08-15.
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