Ethiopia Declares National Day of Mourning for the Late President Girma Wolde-Giorgis

The Ethiopian Parliament has declared Wednesday (December 19) as a National Day of mourning for the former President H.E. Girma Wolde-Giorgis.

Accordingly, flags will be flown at half-mast in honor of the former President H.E. Girma Wolde-Giorgis, across the country, Ethiopian embassies and consulates as well as Ethiopian-owned vessels.

The late President  Girma Wolde-Giorgis, who died last Friday night (December 14), served the nations as President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia from 2001 to 2013

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