Legesse Wolde-Yohannes

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Legesse Wolde-Yohannes (Amharic: ለገሠ ወልደዮሓንስ; born 1936) is an Ethiopian horticultural scientist. He cooperated with Aklilu Lemma on the discovery and research on how to use the plant endod as a means of preventing the parasitic disease bilharzia. He was awarded the Right Livelihood Award in 1989, jointly with Lemma.[1]

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  1. ^ "Legesse Wolde-Yohannes (Ethiopia)". Right Livelihood Award. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2011.