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Lucien Matte (1907–1973) was a Canadian
Lucien Matte (1907–1973) was a Canadian Jesuit
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priest and educator. He was President
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of the University of Sudbury
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and founder and president of the Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa University (; AAU) is a national university located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is the oldest university in Ethiopia. AAU has thirteen campuses. Twelve of these are situated in Addis Ababa, and one is located in Bishoftu, about away. ...
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In 1946, Emperor Haile Selassie
Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen or ''Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles#Lij, Lij'' Tafari; 23 July 189227 August 1975) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as the Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles, Rege ...
, who favoured the Jesuit educational philosophy, asked Matte to help organize the country's educational system. The emperor followed this in 1950 with a request that Matte help establish a university. This was known as the University College of Addis Ababa (now Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa University (; AAU) is a national university located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is the oldest university in Ethiopia. AAU has thirteen campuses. Twelve of these are situated in Addis Ababa, and one is located in Bishoftu, about away. ...
) and Matte served as President from 1952 to 1962. He then served as president of the University of Sudbury
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from 1962 to 1966.
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