Fisseha Desta
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PresidentMengistu Haile Mariam
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byTesfaye Gebre Kidan
Born21 April 1941
Fisseha Desta | |
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ፍስሃ ደስታ | |
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| Vice President of Ethiopia | |
| In office 10 September 1987 – 26 April 1991 | |
| President | Mengistu Haile Mariam |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Tesfaye Gebre Kidan |
| Member of the Central Committee of COPWE | |
| In office 1979–1984 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1941 |
| Died | 7 May 2022 (aged 81) |
| Party | Workers' Party of Ethiopia 1984–1991 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Ethiopian Empire  Derg |
| Branch/service | Ethiopian Army |
| Years of service | 1961-1991 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | First Division Third Division |
| Battles/wars | Eritrean War of Independence Ethiopian Civil War |
Fisseha Desta (Tigrinya: ፍስሃ ደስታ; 21 April 1941 – 7 May 2022)[1] was an Ethiopian military officer and politician who was the first vice president of Ethiopia from 1987 to 1991.
Fisseha Desta was born into a family of Tigrayan nobility in Adwa. His family then moved to Addis Ababa in 1947. He joined the Ethiopian Army at the age of 20 and graduated from the Harar Military Academy. Three years later, he joined the Kebur Zabagna (Imperial Bodyguard) and was specifically assigned to the Emperor's Palace. He later received advanced military training in the United States.[2]