A Quote by Meles Zenawi

While all democratic systems are works in progress, ours started rather late and therefore has a longer distance to cover. But democratic transformation for us is not mimicking some facets of Western governance. The focus has been on building institutions of democratic governance.

Meles Zenawi

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Meles Zenawi
Ethiopian - Statesman
May 8, 1955 - August 20, 2012

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