Ethiopia Opposition Leader Flees 12-Year Jail Term

Thursday, 08 April 2010 21:55

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - An Ethiopian opposition leader convicted in absentia of belonging to a separatist rebel group has fled the country, party colleagues said Thursday.

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