Professor Andreas Eshete passes away

Andreas Esheté, a distinguished philosopher and former president of the Addis Abeba University (AAU), passed away on 29 August, the university announced.

Andreas was known as a man of great intellect, compassion, and dedication to the betterment of humanity through his various roles in human rights, peace, and democracy works in Ethiopia and beyond, just as much he was known for his contributions to the drafting of the current Ethiopian multinational constitution in 1995.

One of the few forefront intellectuals of the Ethiopian Student Movement, and an early member of the All Ethiopian Socialist Movement, Andreas’s commitment to justice and equality was reflected in his numerous roles and achievements throughout his illustrious career ever since the Ethiopian Revolution of 1974, of which his role was paramount.

As a young student, he studied philosophy at Williams College and Yale University, and he taught at prestigious American universities, including Brown, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and the University of Pennsylvania.

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