1. Roman Tesfaye Abneh is an Ethiopian politician and activist who was the third First Lady of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia from September 2012 to February 2018.
10 Facts About Roman Tesfaye
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Roman Tesfaye is the wife of Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.
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Roman Tesfaye holds two master's degrees in economics and leadership.
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Roman Tesfaye has previously held high level roles within the Ministry of Women's Affairs, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, and for two terms she has served as an active member of South Ethiopia Regional State Parliament.
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Roman Tesfaye was born in a small town near Wolaita Sodo called Gacheno, South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia.
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Roman Tesfaye is of the Wolayta ethnic group of Ethiopia, the first largest in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region.
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Roman Tesfaye's family belongs to the Apostolic Church of Ethiopia, a Oneness Pentecostal denomination that is not part of the mainstream Ethiopian Protestant Christianity, which believes in Trinitarianism.
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Mother of three daughters, Roman Tesfaye, who was the first lady between September 2012 and February 2018, takes an active role in the education and nutrition of children.
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Roman Tesfaye continues to be actively involved in efforts to raise funds so that more children can benefit from the initiative.
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Roman Tesfaye is the chairperson of the Hailemariam and Roman Foundation.