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Teshome Toga
Ethiopian politician
This is an Ethiopian name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Teshome.
Teshome Toga Chanaka | |
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| In office 10 October &#;– 3 October | |
| Preceded by | Dawit Yohannes |
| Succeeded by | Abadula Gemeda |
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| In office –present | |
| Born | Teshome Toga Chanaka () 23 April (age&#;56) Dimtu, Ethiopia |
Teshome Toga Chanaka (Amharic: ተሾመ ቶጋ; born 23 April ) is an Ethiopian politician and second Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives, the lower chamber of the Ethiopian Parliament, from to He was succeeded by Abadula Gemeda.
Background
Early life
Teshome was born in Dimtu, Ethiopia, and completed his primary education in Bilate Tena Primary school. He was born into a farmer family, and used to help his family after school: by herding cattle and plowing. Teshome completed his secondary school in Sodo. After completing his secondary education, he attended Addis Ababa University in [citation needed]
Political career
Teshome has worked in different levels of power from district to regional level in Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, before becoming the Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives. Most of his governmental positions were being an ambassador of Ethiopia in different counties. Being stationed in Ghana (–93), Egypt (–), Kenya and Tanzania (–), Belgium (–),[1] and currently in China ()[2]