Ashagre Yigletu
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Ashagre Yigletu was educated in Yugoslavia.[1][2] He obtained B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in International Economics from the University of Belgrade's School of Economics.[3] He emerged as a prominent civilian figure from the early period of the Ethiopian revolution.[2] He served as acting Minister of Commerce and Industry and led a government delegation to the People's Republic of China in April 1976.[4][5]
He was appointed Minister of Commerce and Tourism in 1977.[2][4] After serving as Minister of Commerce, Ashagre was appointed ambassador to Bulgaria.[6]
In 1983 the Institute for the Study of Ethiopian Nationalities was created, with Ashagre Yigletu at its helm.[1] When the Workers' Party of Ethiopia was founded in 1984 Ashagre Yigletu became the secretary for international relations of the party.[6]