The Resume

(May 8, 1955-August 20, 2012)
Born in Adwa, Ethiopia
Born Legesse Zenawi Asres
Joined EPRDF (Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front) and TPLF (Tigrayan Peoples' Liberation Front)
President of Ethiopia (May 28, 1991-August 22, 1995)
Prime Minister of Ethiopia (August 23, 1995-August 20, 2012)
Want3e to establish a federal state in Ethiopia

Why he might be annoying:

His first name was sometimes pronounced as 'molest'.
He imprisoned opposition politician Birtukan Mideksa.
He had journalists intimidated and imprisoned.
He was a Marxist.
His troops committed atrocities against both nomads from eastern Ethiopia's Ogaden Region and ethnic Anuaks in western Ethiopia's Gambela Region.
His third victory in elections resulted in a massacre of 193 protesters by the police (2005).

Why he might not be annoying:

He later renounced Marxism.
He and his wife campaigned for more women's rights.
He overthrew Mengistu Haile Mariam from power.
He negotiated with Egypt for a fair share of the Nile.
He was described as a very bright student at university.
He studied business administration and economics.
He was an ally of America's War on Terror.

Credit: Big Lenny

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Big Lenny's Profiles [Series 01]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [May] (Ranked: 5081955)
• Chrome Domes and Cue Balls
• Dictator's Club
• Horseshoe Haircut
• I Died in 2012 (Ranked: 57)
• Look at Me, Oy Vey
• Mustaches
• Parade Magazine's Worst Dictators [2006] (Ranked: 18)
• Parade Magazine's Worst Dictators [2007] (Ranked: 17)
• Parade Magazine's Worst Dictators [2008] (Ranked: 15)
• Parade Magazine's Worst Dictators [2009] (Ranked: 16)
• Profiles 26751-27000 (Ranked: 26793)
• War on Terrorism Players
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20120820)
• Wordpress' Hottest Heads of State [2009] (Ranked: 147)
• Wordpress' Hottest Heads of State [2010] (Ranked: 97)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 160 Votes: 58.12% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 25 Votes: 16.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 36 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 83 Votes: 50.60% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 116 Votes: 70.69% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 179 Votes: 77.65% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 39 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying