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=                                            Legesse Wetro Kebede =

Legesse Wetro Kebede was an Ethiopian professor of Astrophysics and leading scientist in Theoretical Pulsar Astrophysics. He was the founding father of Ethiopian Space Science Society, a founding member of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences, African Astronomical Society, African and Ethiopian Physical Societies. Professor Legesse Wetro was born in the Arsi Negele province at a place called Arsi Sire.

Prof. Legesse was also a member of the International Astronomical Union (IAU)-Commissions 40 A – B – C and Ethiopia’s Liaison at IAU. To everyone’s surprise, he solved the 460 years world problem of geomagnetic field reversals. Following his outstanding research in pulsar astrophysics, he got “Man of the Year” award from the American Biographical Institute (ABI) in 2011.