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  • Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) -- Ethnic Conflict In Ethiopia, Episode three

    Episode three 

     

    People in this episode:


    Yonas Deressa

    Dr. Berhanu Nega

    • Founder of Ginbot 7
  • Former Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party (EPRDP) member

    • Deacon Yoseph Tafari   

    • Ordained deacon serving under the Archdiocese of the exiled Ethiopian Orthodox Holy Synod
  • Chariman of the Ethiopian American Civic Council
    •  Guya Abaguya Deki
    • Representative of the Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition 

    Dr. Paulos Milkias

    • Political Science Instructor at Concordia University
  • Ethinicity: Oromo 

    • Herman J. Cohen 

    • United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs 

    Paul Henze

    • Former consultant for think tank Rand Corp.
  • Former CIA Station chief in Ethi­o­pia during the 1960s and ’70s
  • Daniel Berhane
    • Editor of Horn Affairs news site 
    Dr. Edmond Keller
    • Professor at University of California, Los Angeles
  • Long-time commentator and observer of Ethiopian history and politics
    • U.S. Rep. Karen Bass
    U.S. Rep. Thomas Garrett
    U.S. Rep.Thomas Suozzi
     
    Dr. Terrence Lyons
    • Associate professor at George Mason University
    Meles Zenawi
    • Ethiopia's former prime minster

    Goshu Wolde 

    • Foreign Minister of Ethiopia from 1983-1986 under the Derg
  • Former leader of the Ethiopian Medhin Democratic Party

    • Tewodrose Tirfe

    • Co-founder of the Amhara Association of America
    Dr. Weldu Weldeyesus
    • Language instructor at the Community College of Denver
  • Ethnicity: Tigrayan  
    • Dr. Yohannes Gedamu 
    • Lecturer of Political Science at Georgia Gwinnett College
  • Born in Gonder in the Amhara region

    • Dr. Ezekiel Gebissa
    • Professor of History and African Studies at Kettering University
  • Ethnicity: Oromo 

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    Credits and sources:

    Former prime minister Meles Zenawi interview with

    • ITMN Television's Vikram Bahl in 2011 
  • Al Jazeera in 2010
  • World Economic Forum in 2012

    • Eskinder Nega's article on an African Spring in Ethiopia 

     
    WikiLeak cables

    Elections
    • Cable one
  • Cable two
    • Cable on Dawit Kebede

    ACCORD's report on Coalition for Unity and Democracy

    The Carter Center final report on the 2005 elections 

    World Bank 2015 report


    CSPAN video library  
    • Civil War and Famine in Ethiopia, June 18, 1991
  • Paul Henze's testimony, Famine and Civil War in the Horn of Africa, May 30, 1991

    • U.S. Subcommittee Hearing: Democracy Under Threat In Ethiopia, March 9, 2017 

    U.S. Subcommittee Hearing: Ethiopia After Meles: The Future of Democracy and Human Rights, June 20, 2013

    VOA article On DC Ethiopian Embassy Shooting 
     
    Embassy shooting video
    1 hr 1 min
  • Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) — Ethnic Conflict In Ethiopia, Episode three

    Episode three 


     


    People in this episode:



    Yonas Deressa


    Dr. Berhanu Nega


    • Founder of Ginbot 7

  • Former Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party (EPRDP) member

    • Deacon Yoseph Tafari   


    • Ordained deacon serving under the Archdiocese of the exiled Ethiopian Orthodox Holy Synod

  • Chariman of the Ethiopian American Civic Council

    •  Guya Abaguya Deki
    • Representative of the Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition 

    Dr. Paulos Milkias


    • Political Science Instructor at Concordia University

  • Ethinicity: Oromo 

    • Herman J. Cohen 


    • United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs 

    Paul Henze


    • Former consultant for think tank Rand Corp.

  • Former CIA Station chief in Ethi­o­pia during the 1960s and ’70s


  • Daniel Berhane
    • Editor of Horn Affairs news site 

    Dr. Edmond Keller
    • Professor at University of California, Los Angeles

  • Long-time commentator and observer of Ethiopian history and politics

    • U.S. Rep. Karen Bass
    U.S. Rep. Thomas Garrett
    U.S. Rep.Thomas Suozzi
     
    Dr. Terrence Lyons
    • Associate professor at George Mason University

    Meles Zenawi
    • Ethiopia's former prime minster

    Goshu Wolde 


    • Foreign Minister of Ethiopia from 1983-1986 under the Derg

  • Former leader of the Ethiopian Medhin Democratic Party


    • Tewodrose Tirfe


    • Co-founder of the Amhara Association of America


    Dr. Weldu Weldeyesus

    • Language instructor at the Community College of Denver<
    1 hr 1 min
  • Amhara -- Ethnic Conflict In Ethiopia, Episode Two

    Episode two 

     

    People in this episode:


    Dr. Asebe Regassa Debelo

    • Assistant professor of Development Studies at Dilla University, Ethiopia
  • Ethnicity: Oromo 

    • Tewodrose Tirfe

    • Co-founder of the Amhara Association of America
    Dr. Weldu Weldeyesus
    • Language instructor at the Community College of Denver
  • Ethnicity: Tigrayan  
    • Dr. Yohannes Gedamu 
    • Lecturer of Political Science at Georgia Gwinnett College
  • Born in Gonder in the Amhara region
    • Deacon Yoseph Tafari   
    • Ordained deacon serving under the Archdiocese of the exiled Ethiopian Orthodox Holy Synod
  • Chariman of the Ethiopian American Civic Council
    • Besrat Amare: 
    • Former member of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), who headed the party's intelligence department during the Ethiopian civil war
  • Ethnicity: Tigrayan 
    • Dr. Ezekiel Gebissa
    • Professor of History and African Studies at Kettering University
  • Ethnicity: Oromo 

    •  

    Show notes:

    Ethiopia: Status of Amharas, published April 6, 1993

    Abune Paulos: Religious leader and peace activist, published Aug. 28, 2012

     

    19 min
  • Introduction

    Our first series explores ethnic conflict in Ethiopia. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook to stay updated on new episodes. 

    Special thanks to Elikeh for licensing its song, titled "Know Who You Are," for this podcast!

     

     

    2 min
  • Amhara — Ethnic Conflict In Ethiopia, Episode Two

    Episode two 


     


    People in this episode:



    Dr. Asebe Regassa Debelo



    • Assistant professor of Development Studies at Dilla University, Ethiopia

  • Ethnicity: Oromo 

    • Tewodrose Tirfe


    • Co-founder of the Amhara Association of America


    Dr. Weldu Weldeyesus

    • Language instructor at the Community College of Denver

  • Ethnicity: Tigrayan  



    • Dr. Yohannes Gedamu 

    • Lecturer of Political Science at Georgia Gwinnett College

  • Born in Gonder in the Amhara region

    • Deacon Yoseph Tafari   
    • Ordained deacon serving under the Archdiocese of the exiled Ethiopian Orthodox Holy Synod

  • Chariman of the Ethiopian American Civic Council


    • Besrat Amare: 

    • Former member of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), who headed the party's intelligence department during the Ethiopian civil war

  • Ethnicity: Tigrayan 

    • Dr. Ezekiel Gebissa
    • Professor of History and African Studies at Kettering University

  • Ethnicity: Oromo 









    •  


    Show notes:


    Ethiopia: Status of Amharas, published April 6, 1993


    Abune Paulos: Religious leader and peace activist, published Aug. 28, 2012


     

    19 min

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