He is well raised, went to a private school, and has a master's degree from a European university. Speaks four languages - two foreign, his native, and Amharic.
He is willing to guard ethnic politics with his life.
''Why,'' I asked.
''Because we have suffered,''
#Ethiopia ''What do you mean by 'we'? You got the best of everything this country has to offer, and some more. So tell me how you suffered,''
''Your ancestors were cruel to mine," he said with a straight face.