As per our current Database, Mengistu Haile Mariam is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Mengistu Haile Mariam is 87 years, 5 months and 25 days old. Mengistu Haile Mariam will celebrate 88rd birthday on a Tuesday 27th of May 2025. Below we countdown to Mengistu Haile Mariam upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Mengistu Haile Mariam |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Age | 87 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Born | May 27, 1937 (Ethiopia) |
| Birthday | May 27 |
| Town/City | Ethiopia |
| Nationality | Ethiopia |
Mengistu Haile Mariam’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
Mengistu Haile Mariam was born in the Year of the Ox. Another of the powerful Chinese Zodiac signs, the Ox is steadfast, solid, a goal-oriented leader, detail-oriented, hard-working, stubborn, serious and introverted but can feel lonely and insecure. Takes comfort in friends and family and is a reliable, protective and strong companion. Compatible with Snake or Rooster.
Ethiopian political figure who led the Derg, the communist military government that controlled Ethiopia during the 1970s and '80s. He served as de facto Head of State from 1977 to 1987 and as President of Ethiopia from 1987 until the end of the Ethiopian Civil War in 1991.
He joined his country's army when he was young and participated in six months of military training in the United States.
After the Ethiopian Civil War, he escaped to Zimbabwe, where he was offered asylum. He was convicted of genocide in absentia in the Ethiopian Courts due to his involvement in the Ethiopian Red Terror.
He was married to Wubanchi Bishaw.
He was granted asylum in Zimbabwe as a personal guest of 7-term Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.
