Talk:Hirut Woldemariam

Dates
It seems to me that the article suffers from using sources with different date standards - some using the Ethiopian calendar, and others the Gregorian calendar - there are roughly 8 years between these. I know for a fact that Hirut did not enter the government until just a few years ago, so the very early starting date 2008 for her first term as federal minister should probably be translated to 2015 or 2016. LandLing 10:44, 10 November 2021 (UTC)


 * @Landroving Linguist: Here I leave a link for you; you can check it. It's also a first reference for the article. "Hirut Woldemariam has served as a Minister of Culture and Tourism from 2008 to 2016." PLEASE CLICK HERE. -  Yit be  A-21 07:51, 11 November 2021 (UTC)
 * , yes, I've seen this. I don't doubt that the figures are properly sourced - that's why I did not change anything yet. I just say that the source has it apparently wrong, probably being confused by the different ways to use dates in the Ethiopian context. The article, based on other sources, makes it clear that Dr. Hirut was quite busy working in different high-level functions at AAU at least until 2014, so she wasn't a federal minister in those days. Unfortunately, I cannot find any source that lists the various MoCTs in chronological order, which would solve our problem. For now I leave it, but we should be aware that the article has a problem with factual correctness. LandLing 09:30, 11 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Another apparent date mismatch is her year of birth, given here as 1975, with her year of achieving a BA in 1988. This really needs to be cleaned up. LandLing 09:36, 11 November 2021 (UTC)
 * This page, also cited in the article, clearly states that "during the premiership of Hailemariam Desalegn — a time the government was looking for technocrats for ministerial positions — Hirut was selected among the six runners; she was the only woman. [...] Her first ministerial position was Minister of Culture and Tourism." This sets the earliest time of her becoming a federal minister after 2012, and it is a more reliable source than disporaforum2019.com. LandLing 10:21, 11 November 2021 (UTC)