Title: Meles Zenawi
Content:  Meles Zenawi Asres (መለስ ዜናዊ ኣስረስ; መለስ ዜናዊ አስረስ;, born Legesse Zenawi Asres; 9 May 1955 – 20 August 2012) was an Ethiopian soldier and politician who ruled Ethiopia as president from 1991 to 1995 and as prime minister from 1995 until his death in 2012. He was considered the founder of ethnic federalism, which is followed in modern Ethiopia. After leading the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) to victory in the Ethiopian Civil War, he served as president of the Transitional Government of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995, then as the 2nd prime minister of Ethiopia from 1995 to his death in 2012. From 1989, he was the chairman of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), and the head of the EPRDF after its formation in 1988. In 1975, he left Haile Selassie I University to join the TPLF and fight against the Derg (the Mengistu Haile Mariam-led military dictatorship in Ethiopia). After the overthrow of the Derg's military government, he became president of the transitional government and later prime minister. During his tenure, Ethiopia became one of Africa's fastest-growing economies.
Title: May 1955
Content: Born: Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, in Adwa (died 2012) 
Title: Premiership of Meles Zenawi
Content:  The premiership of Meles Zenawi began in August 1995 following the 1995 Ethiopian general election and ended upon his death on 20 August 2012. Whilst serving as Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi concurrently served as the Leader of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF).
Title: Contents of the United States diplomatic cables leak (analysis of individual leaders)
Content:  Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, is described by Donald Yamamoto, United States Ambassador to Ethiopia, as a man thirsty for power who will cling on to power till his last breath. His ideas are based on "it's my way or the highway" best described by David Shinn, former Ambassador to Ethiopia. He has been portrayed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel an "economic illiterate". He is known to dislike his critics even in their constructive criticism of his policies and does not even listen to his advisers. Sources close to him and his family say he has a bad temper and likes to talk by telephone with leaders even in the middle of the night. He is referred to as the go-for kid doing errands for the west to please them and to keep him in power.
Title: Meles Zenawi
Content:  A new constitution was approved in 1994, providing for a parliamentary system. The president served as ceremonial head of state, with the prime minister as head of government and chief executive. The EPRDF handily won the 1995 elections, and Meles was sworn in as prime minister when the new Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia was formally inaugurated on 21 August 1995.
Title: Meles Zenawi
Content:  Ethiopia. Prime Minister Meles deserves recognition for his lifelong contribution to Ethiopia’s development, particularly his unyielding commitment to Ethiopia’s poor. I met with Prime Minister Meles at the G-8 Summit in May and recall my personal admiration for his desire to lift millions of Ethiopians out of poverty through his drive for food security. I am also grateful for Prime Minister Meles’s service for peace and security in Africa, his contributions to the African Union, and his voice for Africa on the world stage. On behalf of the American people, I offer my condolences to Prime Minister Meles' family and to the people of 
Title: Premiership of Meles Zenawi
Content:  Meles encountered his first real challenge in the 2005 elections. His party was declared winner and kept his prime minister seat for another term, although the major opposition groups (the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD), UEDF, and the Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement) gained a number of seats in the national parliament. More than 30 other political parties participated in the election. These elections were the most contested and the most controversial in Ethiopia's short democratic history, with some opposition parties arguing that the election was stolen by the ruling party. Allegations of fraud were especially strong in the rural areas, as the opposition parties won in 
Title: Meles Zenawi
Content:  In July 2012, questions arose concerning Meles' health when he did not attend African Union summit meetings in Addis Ababa. Opposition groups claimed that Meles may have already died on 16 July while undergoing treatment in Belgium; however, Deputy Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn attributed Meles' absence to a minor illness. A press conference, during which the government planned to clarify Meles' health status, was scheduled for 18 July but postponed until later in the week. While the government acknowledged that Meles had been hospitalised, it stated that his condition was not serious. There were further rumours of his death when he was not seen 
Title: Meles Zenawi
Content: Olympic gold medalist and Ethiopian national Haile Gebrselassie praised Meles' achievements. ; Contemporary United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised Meles' "exceptional leadership." ; Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office issued a statement that read: "[Netanyahu] presented his condolences to the Ethiopian people. Meles was loved in his country. He was also a true friend of Israel. During his mandate, Ethiopia became one of Israel's closest friends." ; United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron called Meles "an inspirational spokesman for Africa." ; United States President Barack Obama released the statement: "It was with sadness that I learned of the passing of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi 
Title: Meles Zenawi
Content:  support, Ethiopia can lift itself from poverty and hunger. Under Prime Minister Meles the country has created the grassroots structure to enable this to happen." ; Meles was given the Africa Political Leadership Award of 2008 by the US-based newspaper, Africa Times. Previous winners of the award include Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela and others. ; Ethiopia's military honored Prime Minister Meles for his leadership during the 1998–2000 war with its northern neighbour when Eritrea invaded Ethiopia in 1998. ; Residents of the historic and ancient UNESCO town of Axum in Ethiopia honored Prime Minister Meles for his political and diplomatic leadership role 

Question: Verify the following claims with "True" or "False": Meles Zenawi was not the prime minister though.
Answer: False