October 9, 2007 : Legislators in Ethiopia voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to re-elect the country's president to the largely ceremonial post for another six years, state media reported.
Girma Woldegiorgis, an 82-year-old former parliamentarian and member of the leading Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front party, faced one opponent, opposition candidate Beyene Petros.
On Monday, Girma used his last official speech before seeking re-election to urge his east African nation to build up its military in the face of what he called aggression by its tiny neighbor Eritrea.
The two countries have repeatedly swapped accusations and insults following two bloody wars, the last one ending in 2000. An unresolved border dispute continues to divide them.(AP)
Girma Woldegiorgis, an 82-year-old former parliamentarian and member of the leading Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front party, faced one opponent, opposition candidate Beyene Petros.
On Monday, Girma used his last official speech before seeking re-election to urge his east African nation to build up its military in the face of what he called aggression by its tiny neighbor Eritrea.
The two countries have repeatedly swapped accusations and insults following two bloody wars, the last one ending in 2000. An unresolved border dispute continues to divide them.(AP)
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