Who were they then? Who are they now? Gebre Medhin Arara, Perth, Australia Translated by Yinegal Belachew, Ethiopia …The aforementioned cadres were baptized in the philosophy of anti-Ethiopianism and anti-religion in the seminar took place for three days. After they finished the training, they were assigned in three groups to accomplish TPLF.s mission in three regional locations…. …After that they continued to wage heavy-handedly extensive anti-Amhara, anti-Christian, and anti-Islam propaganda accompanied with forceful actions such as killings and kidnappings. The anti-Christian group/committee of TPLF led by Sebhat Nega, Abbay Tsehay, and Meles Zenawi along with all its 15 members had plundered, destroyed and burnt many churches…. …Concerning Islam, though they tried their level best to desecrate this religion and its leader, Prophet Mohammed, they couldn‟t succeed as they wished…. To this effect, those Muslims in region three hunted and killed the TPLF cadres who were assigned there to destroy their religion. Among those killed cadres, Tigist Assefa, Yehualashet G/Medhin, (Alamin), and Tsehaye Abraha are just few. ….Other cadres such as Addisalem Balema, Tewodros Hagos, and Aferra T/Haimanot escaped at night fearing the fate descended upon their colleagues…. In 1967, TPLF incorporated its core belief that „Amharas are arch enemies of Tigrian people‟ into its program…. …To speak the truth, especially the government of Haile Silasie I had a motto known as “The best of things to Tigray!”… Dergue never mistreated Tigray or Tigrians. Even in the time of the red terror, it was not Tigray which was much suffered; relatively, it was rather the Amharas who lost many lives and encountered much suffering. It doesn‟t mean Tigray was safe with this specific point of discussion; it is to mean that, comparatively speaking, the Amharas were victimized in a degree more atrociously than Tigray or maybe some other provinces. …After the fall of Haile Silasie I, it was eminent that Tigrians became exposed to harsh economic life and social problems. But that was the fate of not only Tigray but also that of other regions as well. Tigray didn.t face any particular problem different from other regions; truth be told, Tigray had never been treated differently in both past regimes. Dergue never mistreated Tigray or Tigrians. Even in the time of the red terror, it was not Tigray which was much suffered; relatively, it was rather the Amharas who lost many lives and encountered much suffering. It doesn‟t mean Tigray was safe with this specific point of discussion; it is to mean that, comparatively speaking, the Amharas were victimized in a degree more atrociously than Tigray or maybe some other provinces. zehabesha/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/what_is_tplf.pdf
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