Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front

Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
ChairmanAbiy Ahmed
Deputy ChairmanDemeke Mekonnen
Founded8 May 1988 (1988-05-08)
Dissolved1 December 2019 (2019-12-01)
Succeeded byProsperity Party
HeadquartersAddis Ababa
NewspaperNew Vision
Youth wingEPRDF Youth League
Women's wingEPRDF Women's League
Membership (2011)6,000,000[citation needed]
IdeologyAfter 1991:
Revolutionary democracy
Ethnic federalism
Poly-Ethnic nationalism
[1]
Until 1991:
Marxism–Leninism
Hoxhaism[2][3]
Political positionAfter 1991:
Centre-left to left-wing
Until 1991:
Far-left
Colours  Red
Website
eprdf.org.et
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
Leaders
  • TPLF (1988–2018)
  • ODP (2018–2019)
Dates of operation1988–2019
HeadquartersAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
IdeologyEthnic federalism
StatusDissolved. Its ideology still permeates Ethiopian politics.
Allies
Opponents
Battles and warsOromo conflict, Ethiopian Civil War, Eritrean–Ethiopian War

The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF; Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች አብዮታዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ግንባር, romanizedYe’Ītiyop’iya Ḥizibochi Ābiyotawī Dīmokirasīyawī Ginibari) was an ethnic federalist[4] political coalition in Ethiopia that existed from 1988 to 2019. It consisted of four political parties: Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), Amhara Democratic Party (ADP), Oromo Democratic Party (ODP) and Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement (SEPDM).[4] After leading the overthrow of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it dominated Ethiopian politics from 1991 to 2019. In November 2019, the EPRDF was dissolved, and Prime Minister and EPDRF chairman Abiy Ahmed merged three of the constituent parties (not including the TPLF) into his new Prosperity Party,[5] which was officially founded on 1 December 2019.

  1. ^ Habtu, Alem (11–12 July 2003). Ethnic Federalism in Ethiopia: Background, Present Conditions and Future Prospects. International Conference on Development Studies in Ethiopia. Addis Ababa. S2CID 11477280.
  2. ^ "Warum Ahmed ein guter Preisträger ist – trotz seiner Fehler" [Why Ahmed is a good winner - despite his mistakes]. ZDF (in German). Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Kommentar: Äthiopiens Reformregierung und die Kräfte des ethnischen Nationalismus" [Commentary: Ethiopia's reform government and the forces of ethnic nationalism]. Deutsche Welle (in German). Archived from the original on 24 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Exclusive: Third day EPRDF EC discussing "Prosperity Party" Regulation. Find the draft copy obtained by AS

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