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Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit (R) arrives with Ethiopian President Meles Zenawi to attend a meeting with other African leaders on the sidelines of the 15th African Union Summit in Kampala, Uganda, on July 26, 2010.

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(L to R) Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Meles Zenawi, President of the Republic of Cabo Verde Pedro Pires, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, President of the United Republic of Tanzania Jakaya Kikwete and acting president of the republic...

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Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway and Co-chair of the High-level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing, talks with members of the media after meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia and Co-chair of the High-level...

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Jens Stoltenberg (L), Prime Minister of Norway and Co-chair of the High-level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Meles Zenawi (R), Prime Minister of Ethiopia and Co-chair of the High-level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing,...

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Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia, right, makes his statement as Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg of Norway listens at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, July 13, 2010.

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U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, center, speaks as Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia, right, and Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg of Norway listen at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, July 13, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitri Medvedev (2nd R), French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R), Ethiopian Prime minister Meles Zenawi (C), Turkish Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (2nd L) and India's Prime minister Manmohan Singh (L) attend the first plenary session of the G20 summit on June 27, 2010...

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy (C), Britain's Prime minister David Cameron (R), Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L), Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and Japanese Prime minister Naoto Kan (top R) leave after posing for a family picture during the G20 summit on June 27, 2010 in Toronto...

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TORONTO, ON - JUNE 27: (L-R) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev find their places with other leaders from around the world for the G20 Summit 'family photograph'...

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Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (L) attends the first plenary session of the G20 Summit with Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (C) and Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) during the G20 Summit in Toronto, June 27, 2010.

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi attends the Opening Plenary Session of the G20 Summit in Toronto, Sunday June 27, 2010.

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(From L to R) Presidents of South Africa Jacob Zuma, of Cameroon Paul Biya, of France Nicolas Sarkozy, of Malawi Bingu wa Mutharika and Prime minister of Ethiopia Meles Zenawi (back to camera) are seen following a press conference during the 25th Africa-France summit on June 1, 2010 in...

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(From L to R) Presidents of Cameroon Paul Biya, of Malawi Bingu wa Mutharika, of France Nicolas Sarkozy, of South Africa Jacob Zuma and Prime minister of Ethiopia Meles Zenawi give a press conference during the 25th Africa-France summit on June 1, 2010 in Nice, southeastern France. ...

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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi addresses a news conference at his office in the capital Addis Ababa, May 26, 2010.

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi addresses a press conference at his office in Addis Ababa on May 26, 2010. Ethiopian opposition groups rejected today the results of parliamentary elections which gave long-time ruler Meles Zenawi a landslide win, and demanded fresh polls.

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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (C), amid heavy security, lifts his cap to salute supporters of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) party at the Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, May 25, 2010. Zenawi urged the international community on Tuesday to respect...

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi waves to supporters at the Meskel Square in Addis Ababa on May 25, 2010 to celebrate his landslide election victory. Tens of thousands of ruling party supporters thronged a city square after the electoral commission released preliminary results late...

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi addresses supporters on Meskel Square in Addis Ababa on May 25, 2010 as he celebrates a landslide election victory, which the opposition slammed as fraudulent and European observers as unfair. Tens of thousands of ruling party supporters thronged...

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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (C) waves to supporters of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) party at the Meskel Square in Addis Ababa May 25, 2010. Zenawi urged the international community on Tuesday to respect his landslide election win and said...

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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi stands behind a transparent bullet-proof screen as he addresses supporters of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) party at the Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, May 25, 2010. Zenawi urged the international community on Tuesday...

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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi talks during an interview with Reuters inside his plane after casting his ballot in the northern Ethiopian town of Adwa, his constituency and birthplace, 985 km (612 miles) from the capital Addis Ababa, May 23, 2010. Meles said he expects to be...

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (C) greets supporters as he arrives on May 23,2010 to cast his vote at a polling station in Adwa, 900 kms north of the capital Addis Ababa. Ethiopians began voting in legislative elections on May 23 as Zenawi appeared set to extend his 19-year-old...

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi casts his vote on May 23, 2010 at a polling station in Adwa, 900 kms north of the capital Addis Ababa. Ethiopians are voting in legislative elections on May 23 as Zenawi appeared set to extend his 19-year-old rule over sub-Saharan Africa's second...

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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi walks before casting his vote in the northern Ethiopian town of Adwa, his constituency and birthplace, 985 km (612 miles) from the capital Addis Ababa, May 23, 2010. Ethiopians voted on Sunday in national elections that are expected to return...

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has his finger marked moments after casting his vote in at polling station in Adwa, 900km north of the capital Addis Ababa, on May 22, 2010. Ethiopians began voting in legislative elections Sunday as Prime Minister Meles Zenawi appeared set to...