Aklilu habte biography of barack

Aklilu Habte-Wold (Amharic: አክሊሉ ሀብተ ወልድ; 12 March 1912– 23 November 1974) was an Ethiopian politician under Emperor Haile Selassie.

He was foreign minister of Ethiopia from 1947 to 1958 and 3rd Prime Minister from 1961 until shortly before his death.

Aklilu Habte-Wold was the son of a rural Ethiopian Orthodox priest from the Bulga district of Shewa province.

He and his brothers, Makonnen Habte-Wold and Akalework Habte-Wold benefited from the patronage of Emperor Haile Selassie, who had them educated. Aklilu Habte-Wold attended the French lycee in Alexandria, then afterwards studied in France.

Upon returning to Ethiopia, Aklilu became the protégé of the powerful Tsehafi Taezaz ("Minister of the Pen") Wolde Giyorgis Wolde Yohannes, another man of humble birth, who had become a powerful figure in Ethiopian government, and a close advis