Complex sentence: Meles Zenawi Asres (Ge'ez: መለስ ዜናዊ አስረስ "mäläs zenawi asräs"; 8 May 1955--20 August 2012, born Legesse Zenawi Asres) was the Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 1995 until his death in August 2012.
Split into simpler sentences: Meles Zenawi Asres (Ge'ez: መለስ ዜናዊ አስረስ "mäläs zenawi asräs"; 8 May 1955--20 August 2012, born Legesse Zenawi Asres) is an Ethiopian politician. He was the Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 1995 until his death in August 2012.