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What was Mengistu Haile Mariamā€™s fate after leaving Ethiopia?

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After fleeing to Zimbabwe, Mengistu Haile Mariam was tried in absentia in Ethiopia and found guilty of genocide in 2006 and received a life sentence the next year. Following a successful appeal from the prosecution, which argued that Mengistuā€™s crimes merited more than a life sentence, in May 2008 he was sentenced to death.