Statecraft & Independence
Household Name
Edward Lowassa
1953 – 2024
Prime minister from 2005 to 2008
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Why they are here
A politician who was prime minister until he resigned over an energy contract scandal in 2008.
He stood for president for the opposition in 2015. He died in 2024.
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