Ethiopia's freed opposition leader Birtukan Mideksa

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Wednesday, October 06, 2010 10:22:30 PM GMT Wednesday, October 06, 2010 10:09:44 PM GMT

Oct 6 (Reuters) - Ethiopia released the country's most prominent opposition leader from jail on Wednesday, four months after the government's landslide win in elections criticised by Western powers.

Here are some key facts about Birtukan Mideksa: * Birtukan is a 36-year-old former judge and single mother to a five-year-old girl, who was first jailed with other opposition leaders accused of sparking riots after Ethiopia's last elections in 2005. They were...

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