Understanding Ethiopia’s Tigray War
Title | Understanding Ethiopia’s Tigray War PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Plaut |
Publisher | Hurst Publishers |
Pages | 509 |
Release | 2023-02-16 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1805260634 |
The war in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray began in November 2020. It inflicted more casualties than any other contemporary conflict in the world. It has also been among the least understood. The fighting and accompanying blockade led to an estimated 600,000 deaths – more than the number who died in the 1984-5 famine. International journalists were banned as the region was sealed off from the outside world by Ethiopian and Eritrean governments prosecuting a strategy designed to crush Tigray at almost any cost. Hatred of Tigrayans was stoked by senior advisers to Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed: they have called Tigrayans ‘weeds’ who must be uprooted, their place in history extinguished. Their language was reminiscent of that which preceded the genocide in Rwanda. The war was also orchestrated by Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki, who came to wield increasing influence over Ethiopian affairs. It drew in Somali troops as well as Eritrean forces. Peace agreements signed in November 2022 ended the worst of the violence, but without resolving the war’s underlying drivers, which continue to feed a tense and uncertain situation. This book provides the first clear explanation of the factors that led to the conflict, unravelling their roots in Ethiopia’s long and complex history. It describes the battles that were fought at such terrible cost and the immense suffering, particularly of women, who were brutally abused.
Ethiopia's Tigray War
Title | Ethiopia's Tigray War PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 14 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | Civilians in war |
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Both federal and resistance forces are digging in for a lengthy battle in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Conditions for civilians are dire, with famine a growing danger. Outside powers should urge Addis Ababa to let more aid into the war zone, while maintaining pressure for talks.
The Ethiopian Revolution
Title | The Ethiopian Revolution PDF eBook |
Author | Gebru Tareke |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 458 |
Release | 2009-06-23 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0300156154 |
Revolution, civil wars, and guerilla warfare wracked Ethiopia during three turbulent decades at the end of the 20th century. Here, Tareke brings to life the leading personalities in the domestic political struggles, strategies of the warring parties international actors, and key battles.
Peasant Revolution in Ethiopia
Title | Peasant Revolution in Ethiopia PDF eBook |
Author | John Young |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 1997-09-04 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9780521591980 |
Almost unnoticed, in the wake of the overthrow of Emperor Haile-Selassie, the coming to power of the military, and the ongoing independence struggle in Eritrea, a band of students launched an insurrection from the northern Ethiopian province of Tigray. Calling themselves the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), they built close relations with Tigray's poverty-stricken peasants and on this basis liberated the province in 1989, and formed an ethnic-based coalition of opposition forces that assumed state power in 1991. This book chronicles that history and focuses in particular on the relationship of the revolutionaries with Ethiopia's peasants.
Field Work Manual
Title | Field Work Manual PDF eBook |
Author | New York (State) Board of Social Wel |
Publisher | Legare Street Press |
Pages | 198 |
Release | 2021-09-10 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781014946669 |
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Brothers at War
Title | Brothers at War PDF eBook |
Author | Tekeste Negash |
Publisher | Ohio University Press |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | History |
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Negash (modern history, Dalerna U. College, Sweden) and Tronvoll (Norwegian Institute of Human Rights, U. of Oslo) examine historical relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea, border issues, and relations between the former liberation fronts comprising the current governments. Appends communiques relating to negotiations which culminated in a December 2000 peace agreement. c. Book News Inc.
Evil Days
Title | Evil Days PDF eBook |
Author | Alex De Waal |
Publisher | Human Rights Watch |
Pages | 420 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781564320384 |
For the past thirty years-under both Emperor Haile Selassie and President Mengistu Haile Mariam-Ethiopia suffered continuous war and intermittent famine until every single province has been affected by war to some degree. Evil Days, documents the wide range of violations of basic human rights committed by all sides in the conflict, especially the Mengistu government's direct responsibility for the deaths of at least half a million Ethiopian civilians.