Yeroo Afan Oromo press and Jimma Times online selected its first “Person of the Year,” athlete Kenenisa Bekele, at the beginning of the new Ethiopian millennium. The media continued its annual issue recognizing the Person of the Year for two years before both its print & online newspaper was closed down. It resumed the tradition in 2018.
PERSON OF THE YEAR TIMELINE BACKGROUND
2007 – KENENISA BEKELE (Jimma Times article.)
2008- BULCHA DEMEKSA (Jimma Times article & Interview)
2009/2010- Dr. Eleni G/Medhin (Jimma Times article & Interview)
2018- Jawar Mohammed
2019- Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed