(EMF) — Fitawrari Amede Lema, a member of parliament during the HaileSelassie government, and renowned Ethiopian businessman who owns shopping centers, has passed away yesterday, family source in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa told EMF.
Fitawrari Amede was a member of the Council of Ethiopian Elders who mediated with the Woyanne regime the release of Kinijit (Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party) leaders in July 2007.
He was also known for the lobbying for the return of Axum Obelisk since 1966 as a member of the National Committee for the Return of the Obelisk.
The funeral will take place today at Muslim’s cemetery at 12:30 PM in Addiss Ababa.
Fitawrari Amede Lemma died at age of 90. He was a father of ten children, 34 grand children and six great grand children.
It is also reported that Wzr Sinidu Gebru, the first Ethiopian woman member of parliament and mother of Dr. Samuel Assefa (the drunkard Woyanne ambassador to USA) passed away yesterday.
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Sad to hear the death of people who contributed a great deal to mother land, Ethiopia.
Our condolence should go to their families, that is the way to do it.
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April 22nd, 2009 at 7:46 AM
የማንም ሰው ሞት ያሳዝናልና ለፊታውራሪ አመዴ ጽድቅን እና ለቤተሰቦቻቸው መጽናናትን እመኛለሁ። ነገር ግን ፊታውራሪ አመዴ ለቅንጅት መሪዎች መፈታት መንግስትን በማደራደር በኩል ከፍተኛ አስተዋጾ ያደረጉ ሆነው ሳለ ፣ እንደሌሎቹ ሽማግሌዎች እውነታውን ለህዝብ ሳያሳውቁ መሞታቸው ያሳዝናል።
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April 22nd, 2009 at 8:56 AM
When will Sebhat Nega and other criminals die?
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April 22nd, 2009 at 12:46 PM
We lost a great elders..
May Allah rest his soul in heaven.
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April 22nd, 2009 at 5:07 PM
we lost a grat peson who has so much care to everyone of us.
we are going to miss you.
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April 23rd, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Please let us unit together while we are alive, rather than being in tears when someone pass away.
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April 25th, 2009 at 9:13 AM
My condolences to the families Fitawrari Amede Lemma.
I have also sad news to report the passing away of my grandfather Fitawrari Abebe Bitew. I am sure the two knew each other. He died last night in Addis Ababa at the age of 96 yrs old.
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May 19th, 2009 at 4:30 AM