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Tigray War
The Tigray War; ; . was an armed conflict that lasted from 3 November 2020 to 3 November 2022. The war was primarily fought in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia between the Ethiopian federal government and Eritrea on one side, and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) on the other. After years of increased tensions and hostilities between the TPLF and the governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea, fighting began when Tigrayan security forces attacked the Northern Command headquarters of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF), alongside a number of other bases in Tigray. The ENDF counterattacked from the south – while Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) began launching attacks from the north – which Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed described as "law enforcement operations." Federal allied forces captured Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray Region, on 28 November, after which Abiy declared the operation "over." However, the Tigray government stated soon afterwards that it would continu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethiopian Civil Conflict (2018–present)
Many of the roots of the ongoing civil conflict within Ethiopia date back to the mid-twentieth century and earlier. Following the 2018 dissolution of the ethnic federalist, dominant party political coalition, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, there was an increase in tensions within the country, with newly resurgent regional and ethnically based factions carrying out armed attacks on military and civilians in multiple conflicts throughout Ethiopia. This tension further escalated when war broke out in the Tigray region between the federal government and the regional government in November 2020. The ENDF and Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) entered Tigray and took the capital of Mekelle. The Tigray Defense Forces retook control of most of Tigray in mid-2021 and formed an alliance with the OLA in late 2021. The alliance declared a coalition with seven smaller rebel groups, called the United Front of Ethiopian Federalist and Confederalist Forces. Backgroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethiopia–Tigray Peace Agreement
On 2 November 2022, a peace treaty was signed between the government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), where both parties agreed to a "permanent cessation of hostilities" to end the Tigray War. The agreement was made effective the next day on 3 November, marking the two-year anniversary of the war. Background Tigray War The war began on November 2020, in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Primarily a conflict between the Ethiopian government and Eritrea on one side, and the TPLF on the other, the war has been characterized by war crimes, massacres of civilians, accusations of genocide, and a devastating humanitarian crisis. On 20 December 2021, after the government successfully pushed back an incursion towards Addis Ababa, the TPLF requested a ceasefire. Fighting slowed down, and on 24 March 2022, the Ethiopian government declared "an indefinite humanitarian truce." Both Ethiopia and the TPLF initially agreed to negotiate an official end to the war; in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Belay
Abraham Belay is an Ethiopian politician serving as the Minister of Defense since 2021. He previously served as the Minister of Innovation and Technology, and as president of the Tigray Region Prosperity Party. He serves as a board member of the Ethiopian Roads Authority and the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia. Previously, he also served as board chairman of the Ethiopian Communication Authority, Ethiopian Electric Power, the Metals and Engineering Corporation, the Ethiopian News Agency, and Ambo University Ambo University ( am, አምቦ ዩኒቨርሲቲ; om, Yunivarsiitii Amboo) is a national university in Ambo, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. It is approximately west of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Ministry of Education admits qualified students to A .... References 21st-century Ethiopian politicians Addis Ababa University alumni Tigray War Year of birth missing (living people) Defence ministers of Ethiopia Living people {{Ethiopia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenea Yadeta
Kenea Yadeta ( om, Qana'aa Yaadataa; am, ቀነዓ ያደታ) is an Ethiopian politician and former minister of the Ministry of Defense. Biography He studied administration and holds a PhD in Public Management, a Master's in Public & Constitutional Law, in Public Administration, and in Business Administration. He served in the Ethiopian Federal Police as Deputy Commissioner General, as Head of Security and Administration Bureau, and security chief of Oromia Region. On 18 August 2020, he was appointed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as Minister of Defense amid a controversy between his predecessor and the prime minister. He became a key figure in the Tigray War. He was succeeded by Abraham Belay, former head of the Transitional Government of Tigray The Transitional Government of Tigray was a caretaker administration that was formally declared by the House of Federation of Ethiopia on 7 November 2020, in the context of a conflict between the Tigray People's Liberati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abebaw Tadesse
Abebaw Tadesse ( am, አበባው ታደሰ) is an Ethiopian general of the Ethiopian National Defense Force. He is currently the Deputy Chief of General Staff of Ethiopia, the second most senior position in the Ethiopian Armed Force, since 12 November 2020. General Abebaw Tadesse served in various levels of commands and leading the Central Command, which was disbanded and relocated to Southern Command. He carried out a major military operation during the Eritrean–Ethiopian War in the Badme front. He was known for being the only non–Tigrayan general in the Ethiopian army during the rule of Meles Zenawi as he was from the Agaw ethnic group. Abebaw retired from the army in 2018 but was later recalled during the Tigray war The Tigray War; ; . was an armed conflict that lasted from 3 November 2020 to 3 November 2022. The war was primarily fought in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia between the Ethiopian federal government and Eritrea on one side, and the Tigray Peop ... and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birhanu Jula
Birhanu Jula Gelalcha ( am, ብርሃኑ ጁላ) is an Ethiopian field marshal of the Ethiopian National Defense Force. He is currently the Chief of General Staff of Ethiopia since 4 November 2020. He served as the Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) from 2014 to 2016. Biography Of ethnic Oromo descent. Birhanu Jula Gelalcha holds a bachelor's degree from Alpha University College and a master's degree from Greenwich University, both in Addis Ababa. In 2006, Birhanu worked with the UN Mission in Liberia and held the position of Sector Commander. He has also held various other positions with the army including with the Ministry of National Defence, the Cadet School and Brigade Operations. From 2006 to 2009, he was the army's Deputy Commander of the Central Command. In 2010, Birhanu was appointed Commander of the Western Command in the Ethiopian Army. Birhanu was appointed as Force Commander of UNISFA on 21 November 2014 by United Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abiy Ahmed
Abiy Ahmed Ali ( om, Abiyi Ahmed Alii; am, አብይ አሕመድ ዐሊ; born 15 August 1976) is an Ethiopian politician who has been the 4th prime minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia since 2 April 2018. He won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in ending the 20-year post-war territorial stalemate between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Abiy was the third chairman of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) that governed Ethiopia for 28 years and the first Oromo in that position. Abiy is an elected member of the Ethiopian parliament, and was a member of the Oromo Democratic Party (ODP), one of the then four coalition parties of the EPRDF, until its rule ceased in 2019 and he formed his own party, the Prosperity Party. In June 2020, Abiy, in concert with the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), decided to postpone scheduled parliamentary elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This move prompted criticism, especially from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benishangul People's Liberation Movement
Benishangul People's Liberation Movement or BPLM is an armed rebel group based in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia. BPLM signed peace deals with the government of Ethiopia, federal Ethiopian government in 2005, 2013 and 2022. Creation According to ''Tigrai Online'', Benishangul People's Liberation Movement was created in 1996 as an armed rebel movement. An Ethiopian prosecutor claimed that BPLM was created by Abdulwahab Mehadi in 2007. Aims BPLM claimed in 2018 that the Berta people and the Gumuz people were "oppressed by all three of Ethiopia's most powerful communities" and that the Oromo Liberation Front had attacked local inhabitants in Kamashi Zone. Leadership According to an Ethiopian prosecutor, Abdulwahab Mehadi headed BPLM from 2007 to 2015. Husien Ahmed was one BPLM's leaders in 2013. Peace processes BPLM signed a peace deal with the federal Ethiopian government in 2005. Fighting resumed in 2006. In June 2013, BPLM and the federal government agreed to a peace de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front
The Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front ( am, የአፋር አብዮታዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ አንድነት ግንባር; abbreviated ARDUF) is an Afar political party in Ethiopia, founded in 1993. It had been a member of the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces (UEDF) coalition opposition party. Its name in the Afar language is ''Qafar Uguugumoh Demokrasiyyoh Inkiinoh Fooca'', often simplified to just Uguugumo (also spelled ''Uguguma'' or ''Ugogomo''),Report on Mission to Zone 2 (Afar National Regional State) , United Nations Development Program. Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia. meaning "Revolution", a term sometimes reserved for its militant wing and often confused as being a separate organization that is simply closely tied to ARDUF. History |
Kimant Democratic Party
The Kimant Democratic Party or KDP (also: ''Kemant'', ''Qemant'') is a political party of the Qemant people in Ethiopia. Affiliations In December 2019, the Kimant Democratic Party associated with nine other Ethiopian political parties, including the Oromo Liberation Front, the Ogaden National Liberation Front and the Gambela People's Liberation Movement, stating they would work together against the Prosperity Party in preparation for the 2021 Ethiopian general election, which had been scheduled to take place in 2020. Regional Amharan government officials claimed in April 2021 that the KDP was affiliated with the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA). On 5 November 2021 during the Tigray War, the KDP and six other small groups declared the creation of a coalition with the TPLF and OLA called the United Front of Ethiopian Federalist and Confederalist Forces, whose declared aim was to "dismantle Abiy's government by force or by negotiations, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somali State Resistance
The Somali State Resistance () is an active resistance group in the Somali Region of Ethiopia that joined the United Front of Ethiopian Federalist and Confederalist Forces in 2021 during the Tigray War. The Somali State Resistance emerged as a prominent entity in 2021 under the leadership of Mahamud Ugas Muhumed, who aligned the group with the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and eight other fronts during the ongoing Tigray War. The Somali State Resistance has stated their willingness to use both force and negotiation to attain their goals. The group issued a statement to the people of the Somali Region on 3 December 2021. History In 2021, the group known as the Somali State Resistance, which has unknown origins, joined the United Front of Ethiopian Federalist and Confederalist Forces (UFEFCF) against the Ethiopian government The government of Ethiopia () is the federal government of Ethiopia. It is structured in a framework of a federal parliamentary republic, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidama National Liberation Front
The Sidama National Liberation Front, also known as Sidama Liberation Front or Sidama Liberation Movement (abbreviated SNLF or SLF) is a rebel group in the Sidama Region of Ethiopia. The SNLF allied with the Oromo Liberation Front in 2012 and the Ogaden National Liberation Front in 2015 against the Tigray People's Liberation Front. Creation The Sidama National Liberation Front was established . Aims The SNLF describes its aim as self-determination of the Sidama people. In 2016, SNLF representatives met with other groups in Asmara, creating the People's Alliance for Freedom and Democracy, which protested against the "brutal suppression of the unarmed protesters in Oromia by the TPLF". The alliance protested against multinational corporations and the TPLF-dominated government expropriating natural resources from poor agro-pastoral communities and displacing the inhabitants. Leadership In 2017, Denboba Natie was a member of the SNLF's executive committee. Alliances In 2012, the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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