Word: eritrean
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that the Ethiopian dictator is gone, the EPLF will hold a nationwide referendum to determine how Eritrea will be governed, according to Tesfay Aradom, EPLF spokesperson and member of the Association of Eritrean Workers in Boston...
...celebrating the end of 100 years of colonialism in Eritrea," said Ghermazien Tesfai, deputy representative of the Eritrean Peoples' Liberation Front (EPLF) to the U.S. and Canada. "It is a day of jubilation...
...pullback comes at a hazardous time for President Mengistu Haile Mariam, who continues to battle Eritrean secessionists in the north and two rebel armies in Tigre province. As Soviet aid withers, Arab countries are increasing their military and economic assistance to the Eritreans, who claim to be running up military gains. In search of a new patron, Mengistu re-established diplomatic relations with Israel last November after a 16-year hiatus. Now dozens of Ethiopian officers are being trained in Israel, which is also providing Mengistu with small arms...
...military situation shows no sign of improvement in either province. Following an attempted coup against Mengistu by members of his own army last May, the government opened peace negotiations with the secessionist Eritrean People's Liberation Front. They arranged a cease-fire, but a subsequent round of talks ended in stalemate last November without any agreement for the movement of food to drought-stricken areas. To the south in Tigre, two rebel armies have managed to drive out all troops and representatives of the civilian government. Since August the rebels have been pressing an offensive through Gondar and Wollo provinces...