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Debretsion Gebremichael
Ethiopian politician
In this Ethiopian name, the name Gebremichael is a patronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name, Debretsion.
Debretsion Gebremichael (Tigrinya: ደብረጽዮን ገብረሚካኤል, pronunciation: [dɐbrɐtsʼjongɐbrɐmikäe̯l]) is an Ethiopian politician serving as the chairman of Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). He was previously the president of the Tigray Region.[1][2] His position as titular head of the Tigray Region was disputed by the federal government of Ethiopia who in November appointed Mulu Nega as the chief executive of the Transitional Government of Tigray, succeeded by Abraham Belay. From July to March , Debretsion again led the Tigray Region, while Abraham Belay left the transitional government to become Ethiopia's minister of Defence.
His party nominally won all contested seats and % of the votes of the Tigray regional election,[3] which was held in defiance of the federal go Carousel!