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Seyoum Haregot 🇪🇷

Seyoum Haregot (Known as "Dr. Seyoum")
First Eritrean Harvard Law Graduate, Minister of State, UN Governance Consultant
Born Oct 20, 1932 🇪🇷 Asmara, Eritrea
Passed Away Jan 16, 2008 Washington, D.C., USA, Eritrea
Lifespan 75 years old
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"The rule of law is the only lasting foundation upon which a stable and civilized African society can stand."

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Distinguished legal scholar who became the first Eritrean to graduate from Harvard Law School (1957), serving as Minister of State and later advising the United Nations on African constitutional governance.

Biographical Record

Seyoum Haregot was born in Asmara on October 20, 1932, son of Dejazmach Haregot Abbai, the long-serving mayor of Asmara. A prodigy of legal scholarship, Seyoum graduated with a Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) from Harvard Law School in 1957.

Appointed Minister of State in the Prime Minister's office during the imperial era, Seyoum was imprisoned for five years following the 1974 military coup. After his release, he worked as a senior advisor for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), authoring foundational treatises on African administrative law and judicial governance.

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Final Resting Place

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Asmara Saint Mary Orthodox Cemetery (Enda Mariam)
Asmara, Eritrea
GPS: 15.3370, 38.9400
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