2012 in Ethiopia

none 2012 The following lists events that happened during 2012 in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Incumbents President: Girma Wolde-Giorgis Prime Minister: Meles Zenawi (until August 20), Hailemariam Desalegn (starting August 20) Events January 17 January – Unknown assailants kill 2 Hungarians, 2 Germans and an Austrian in northeastern Ethiopia.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/01/201211721386956778.html Tourists killed in Ethiopia attack 18 January 2012 21 March 2015 25 January – A truck bomb detonates at an Ethiopian military base in Somalia.http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/blast-at-ethiopian-army-base-in-somalia-1.1219910#.VQzkRhCUdHg Blast at Ethiopian army base in Somalia 25 January 2012 21 March 2015 28 January – The African Union opens its new headquarters in Addis Ababa.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16770932 African Union opens Chinese-funded HQ in Ethiopia 28 January 2012 21 March 2015 August 20 August – Prime Minister Meles Zenawi died in Brussels and succeeded by Hailemariam Desalegn.2012-08-21 Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi dies after illness https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-19328356 2025-08-14 BBC News en-GB September 2 September – Meles' state funeral took place in Addis Ababa and inhumed at Holy Trinity Cathedral Church.2012-09-01 Thousands of Ethiopians attend Meles Zenawi burial https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-19454253 2025-08-14 BBC News en-GB Deaths 10 February – Sebhat Gebre-Egziabher, 75, writer.Literary Legend Sebhat Gebre-Egziabiher Passes Away https://www.ezega.com/News/NewsDetails?NewsID=3221 2025-08-14 www.ezega.com en 10 April – Afewerk Tekle, 79, artist.In Memory of Maitre Artiste Afewerk Tekle: His Life Odyssey at Tadias Magazine http://www.tadias.com/04/11/2012/in-memory-of-maitre-artiste-afewerk-tekle-his-life-odyssey/ 2025-08-14 References 2012 Category:2010s in Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia Category:Years of the 21st century in Ethiopia