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A procession of soldiers on foot and on horseback accompanies the body of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi as it arrives at Holy Trinity Cathedral for funeral services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. Thousands of mourners gathered in Ethiopia's capital to pay their final respects to Mr. Zenawi, who was praised for lifting many out of poverty but vilified by some for restricting freedoms. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, seen here speaking at the 20th World Economic Forum on Africa in May 2010 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, died Monday, after weeks of illness, Ethiopian state media reported. Mr. Meles, who took power in 1991, was 57. (Associated Press)

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi speaks during the 20th World Economic Forum on Africa in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in May 2010. (AP Photo/Khalfan Said)

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**FILE** U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets Feb. 23, 2012, with Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi at the London Conference on Somalia. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zeinawi speaks Sept. 17, 2011, in Cairo to reporters after a meeting with Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf. (Associated Press)

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Roses imported from Ethiopia (Jessica Carpenter/The Washington Times)

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**FILE** Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika arrives Feb. 1, 2010, at the U.N. Conference Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Associated Press)

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Tesfaye Sendeku, 26, of Ethiopia finishes in first place at the 27th Army Ten-Miler race at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, October 9, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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**FILE** South African President Jacob Zuma (left) and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi converse before a summit session.

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Outside a Beirut church, foreign domestic workers from Ethiopia say they work hard so they can send money to their families at home. They don't want to talk about abuses. (Heather Murdock/Special to The Washington Times)

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Prominent Opposition figure Birtukan Mideksa, middle in green jacket, is being greeted by hundreds of her supporters shortly after her release in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Wednesday, Oct.6, 2010. (AP Photo/Samson Haileyesus)