Deletion of Simegnew Bekele

Comment: The general notability guideline  requires significant coverage in reliable sources. Here is a partial list of significant coverage regarding Simegnew in reliable local and international sources, both before (fulfilling ) and after his death, including some articles not cited because they were surplus to requirements
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:SIGCOV||WP:NTEMP)

Comment: As mentioned previously, the sources demonstrate that Simegnew was considered the face of a project of the highest national importance in a country of over 100 million. I think that demonstrates notability ''prima facie''. The call for deletion thus is symptomatic of 
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Systemic bias (WP:BIAS)