Mengistu Haile Mariam

[ meng-gis-too hahy-lee mahr-ee-uhm ]

noun

1. born 1937, Ethiopian political leader: head of state 1977–87; president 1987–91.

Mengistu Haile Mariam

/ mɛŋˈɡɪstuː ˈhaɪlɪ ˈmɑːrɪəm /

noun

1. Mengistu Haile Mariam1937MEthiopianMILITARY: soldierPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state born 1937, Ethiopian soldier and statesman; head of state from 1977 until 1991 when rebels seized power and he fled into exile