Background
Negasso, Gidada was born in 1944 in Dembi Dolo, WORLD0.
Negasso, Gidada was born in 1944 in Dembi Dolo, WORLD0.
Bachelor in History and Library. Science, Haile Selassie First University, Ethiopia. Master of Arts in Ethnology and Social Psychology, Johan Wolfgang Goethe University, Germany, 1978.
Doctor of Philosophy in Ethnology, Johan Wolfgang Goethe University, Germany, 1984.
Professor of history, Addis Ababa U. member Oromo Liberation Front, Ethiopian Discussion Forum minister labor and social affairs, minister information in transitional government, Government of Ethiopia, 1991; minister of labor and social affairs, Government of Ethiopia, 1991-1993; minister of information, Government of Ethiopia, 1993-1995; president, Government of Ethiopia, since 1995. Chairman Association Oromo Students in Germany. Director Third World Center, Frankfurt, 1985.
Married; 3 children.