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| Meles Zenawi: Ethiopia to build mausoleum for late leader | Meles Zenawi: Ethiopia to build mausoleum for late leader |
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| Ethiopia has announced it will build a mausoleum to commemorate the life of former leader Meles Zenawi, who was buried on Sunday. | Ethiopia has announced it will build a mausoleum to commemorate the life of former leader Meles Zenawi, who was buried on Sunday. |
| Acting Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said the building would include a library and an exhibition of Meles' life and achievements. | Acting Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said the building would include a library and an exhibition of Meles' life and achievements. |
| Thousands of people, including dozens of foreign leaders and dignitaries, attended Sunday's funeral. | Thousands of people, including dozens of foreign leaders and dignitaries, attended Sunday's funeral. |
| The ex-prime minister died last month in Brussels after 21 years in power. | The ex-prime minister died last month in Brussels after 21 years in power. |
| The cause of the 57-year-old's death has not been announced. | The cause of the 57-year-old's death has not been announced. |
| He was praised for bringing development to Ethiopia, which has long been associated with hunger and famine. | He was praised for bringing development to Ethiopia, which has long been associated with hunger and famine. |
| However, he was criticised for cracking down on opposition parties, the media and civil society groups. | However, he was criticised for cracking down on opposition parties, the media and civil society groups. |
| The government has also set up a website in his honour. | The government has also set up a website in his honour. |
| Mr Meles' flag-draped coffin was carried from his palace in the capital Addis Ababa to the city's Meskel Square for a ceremony, then buried at the Holy Trinity Cathedral. | Mr Meles' flag-draped coffin was carried from his palace in the capital Addis Ababa to the city's Meskel Square for a ceremony, then buried at the Holy Trinity Cathedral. |
| Leaders including South Africa's Jacob Zuma, Benin Boni Yayi representing the African Union and US ambassador to the UN Susan Rice praised Mr Meles. | Leaders including South Africa's Jacob Zuma, Benin Boni Yayi representing the African Union and US ambassador to the UN Susan Rice praised Mr Meles. |
| "He wasn't just brilliant, he wasn't just a relentless negotiator and a formidable debater, he wasn't just a thirsty consumer of knowledge - he was uncommonly wise, able to see the big picture and the long game, even when others would allow immediate pressures to overwhelm sound judgement," said Ms Rice. | "He wasn't just brilliant, he wasn't just a relentless negotiator and a formidable debater, he wasn't just a thirsty consumer of knowledge - he was uncommonly wise, able to see the big picture and the long game, even when others would allow immediate pressures to overwhelm sound judgement," said Ms Rice. |
| Mr Meles was a close Western ally and twice sent troops into neighbouring Somalia to tackle Islamist militants. | Mr Meles was a close Western ally and twice sent troops into neighbouring Somalia to tackle Islamist militants. |
| Mr Hailemariam is to remain prime minister until the next elections, due in 2015. | Mr Hailemariam is to remain prime minister until the next elections, due in 2015. |