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Mengistu Haile Mariam
[ meng-gis-too hahy-lee mahr-ee-uhm ]
noun
- born 1937, Ethiopian political leader: head of state 1977–87; president 1987–91.
Mengistu Haile Mariam
/ mɛŋˈɡɪstuː ˈhaɪlɪ ˈmɑːrɪəm /
noun
- Mengistu Haile Mariam1937MEthiopianMILITARY: soldierPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state born 1937, Ethiopian soldier and statesman; head of state from 1977 until 1991 when rebels seized power and he fled into exile
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