Rights groups say oppression carried out under Meles has continued.

Zenawi Meles' pictures and past statements have become commonplace throughout Addis Ababa.

Parliament swore in Hailemariam Desalegn as PM in its first peaceful change of power in modern history.

Hailemariam Desalegn succeeds former Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died on Aug. 20 after ruling Ethiopia for more than two decades.

The person elected to succeed Meles Zenawi in the ruling party will almost automatically become PM.

Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was praised for lifting many out of poverty.

Zenawi's death pushes the relatively unknown Hailemariam Desalegn onto the national stage.