ArkebeOqubay is an Ethiopia n politician . He is a former mayor of Addis Ababa 2003 2005 and is currently a State Minister of Minsitry of Works and Urban Development Ethiopia Works and Urban Development . Elected as part of the ruling Ethiopian People s Revolutionary Democratic Front coalition, on March 31, 2005 Arkebe was named African Mayor of 2005 by Broadcasting Network of Africa . Mayor Arkebe lost the mayorship of Addis Ababa in May 2005, but six months later his successor elect, Berhanu Nega , was one of many politicians from the opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy party to be arrested and charged with trying to overthrow the government, and other offences. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi world africa 6727931.stm Ethiopian capital s home wreckers BBC ref References Reflist External links http www.ena.gov.et print.asp?NewsId 168083 Arkebe named African Mayor of 2005 http www.worldmayor.com manifestos05 addis ababa 05.html Arkebe Oquay, in his own words, at www.worldmayor.com AddisAbabaMayors Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME ArkebeOqubay ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT ArkebeOqubay Category Living people Category Year of birth missing living people Category Mayors of Addis Ababa Category Mayors of places in Ethiopia Category Ethiopian People s Revolutionary Democratic Front politicians Ethiopia mayor stub ... more details
Airlines . Retrieved on 3 October 2009. ref Government ArkebeOqubay was a Mayor of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia . He held office from early 2003 to May 2005. On March 31, 2005, ArkebeOqubay was named African Mayor of 2005 by Broadcasting Network of Africa . Mayor Oqubay lost the mayorship of Addis ... more details