Getachew Reda
Getachew Reda | |
|---|---|
ጌታቸው ረዳ | |
 Getachew in August 2014 | |
| Spokesperson for the Tigray People's Liberation Front | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Minister of (Ethiopian) Government Communication Affairs | |
| In office 2012–2016 | |
| President | Hailemariam Desalegn |
| Preceded by | Bereket Simon |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Shide |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1974 (age 50) Alamata, Tigray, Ethiopian Empire[1] |
| Political party | Tigray People's Liberation Front |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Tigray |
| Branch/service | Tigray Defense Forces |
| Battles/wars | Tigray War |
Getachew Reda (Tigrinya and Amharic: ጌታቸው ረዳ; born June 1974) is an Ethiopian politician who is currently an advisor to the president of the Tigray Region, Debretsion Gebremichael.[2][3]
Getachew is also an executive committee member and the spokesperson for the Tigray People's Liberation Front.[4][5]
Getachew was the Minister of Government Communications Affairs in Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn's federal government of Ethiopia until 2016.[6][7][8]
Early life and education
Getachew completed his undergraduate studies at Addis Ababa University's School of Law. Between 2001 and 2002, he completed a Master of Law at Alabama University, Tuscaloosa, United States. Before taking a government position in 2009, he served as a professor of law at Mekelle University, located in the capital city of Tigray Region.
Tigray War
Getachew worked as the political advisor of the President of the Tigray Region, Debretsion Gebremichael, in supporting the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) in their war with the federal government of Ethiopia, Amhara Special Forces, Fano militia and the foreign government of Eritrea. Getachew, in an interview with Tigray TV, urged young people and others in the region to "rise and deploy to battle in tens of thousands."[9] In April 2021, Getachew's Twitter account was verified.
On 28 June 2021, Getachew announced that the TDF had captured Mekelle, causing the ENDF soldiers to retreat entirely from the area. The Ethiopian federal government declared a unilateral ceasefire starting from 28 June 2021 until the farming season ends.[10] On 20 December 2021, Getachew announced that the TDF had withdrawn from both Amhara and Afar regions in an attempt to induce the international community to put pressure on the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments and to facilitate the distribution of humanitarian aid in the two conflict regions.[11] However Billene Seyoum, the spokesman for Abiy Ahmed, disputed this claim and asserted that the announcement was a cover-up for military setbacks.[12]
References
- ^ "Getachew Reda Biography. His Involvement in Tigray War". typicalethiopian.com. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "Getachew Reda . . ". Addis Fortune. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Ethiopia says it captured Tigrayan town of Adigrat". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Ethiopia tells Tigrayans to 'save themselves' ahead of assault on capital". Financial Times. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ 陈蓓. "Rockets from Ethiopia hit Eritrea's capital". China Daily. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Ethiopia says will not escalate border clash with Eritrea". Gulf Times. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ admin. "Ethiopia Meet EBC Getachew Reda Government Communication Affairs Minister". nazret.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "News: Battered by persistent public protests, Ethiopia forms new government". Addis Standard. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Thousands killed in Ethiopia's conflict, Tigray side asserts". AP NEWS. 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ "Tigray's former rulers back in Mekelle, Ethiopian government declares ceasefire". Reuters. 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ Reuters (2021-12-20). "Tigray forces withdraw from neighbouring Ethiopian regions -spokesman". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Tigrayan forces announce retreat to Ethiopia's Tigray region". Al Jazeera. 2021-12-20. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
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