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Sophia Yilma
ሶፍያ ይልማ
Vice-President of the Ethiopian Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 June 2005
Preceded by
Hailu Araya
Personal details
Born
Sophia Yilma Deressa
(1942-10-02) October 2, 1942 (age 81) Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire
Political party
Ethiopian Democratic Party
Spouse
Tegegne Yeteshawork (w. 1974)
Children
Yared Tegegne
Alma mater
Addis Ababa University Free University of Berlin
Sophia Yilma (Amharic: ሶፍያ ይልማ, born 2 October 1942) is an Ethiopian journalist and politician. As the first female reporter for the Ethiopian Herald, Sophia was a pioneer in Ethiopian journalism, and rose to occupy important positions in both the Herald and the government. Later, following the Ethiopian Revolution and Civil War, she became a senior leader of the Ethiopian Democratic Party, and is currently its Vice-President.
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