Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front

By Jesse Russell

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች አብዮታዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ግንባር?; abbreviated EPRDF) is the ruling political coalition in Ethiopia. It is an alliance of four other groups: the Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization (OPDO), the Amhara National Democratic Movement (ANDM), the South Ethiopian Peoples' Democratic Front (SEPDF)(This particular party has a students's Wing in Adama Science and Technology University created by Tamiru) and the Tigrayan Peoples' Liberation Front (TPLF). Together they had 472 of the 527 seats in the House of People's Representatives following the election held in May 2000. The results of the last legislative elections, 15 May 2005 have not been accepted by all contesting parties. The disagreements led to a prolonged crisis and public unrest which led to the death of 193 Ethiopians which included civilians and police officers. The ruling front claimed to have won 327 of the 527 seats. The opposition, which claims widespread fraud and intimidation, claims that the two major opposition coalitions together would form a majority. Though one of the major opposition parties (Coalition for Unity and Democracy) carried Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa by a landslide, they did not have the stronghold which the EPRDF has in rural Ethiopia.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 5510823089
• ISBN13: 9785510823080
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd.
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.3"