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He was born in [[Axum]], Tigray, Went to attend high school in [[Mekelle]] which has Tigray's modern school at the time. By all accounts his mates remember him as a serious student who excelled in his academic work. He went on to attend University Level Education in Addis Ababa University (Then called [[Haile Selassie I University]]). Aside from his academic work he has an eye on activism stemming from the difficulties he encountered as a Tigrayan. <ref>Aregawi Berhe, ''A Political history of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (1975-1991)'' (Los Angeles: Tsehai, 2009), p. 340</ref> Abay was a [[student activist]] while enrolled in [[Haile Selassie I University]] in the early 1970s as a member of the Tigrayan University Students' Association. He was always passionate when talking about the systemic injustices imposed by the Ethiopian state on the people of Tigray. He was one of many Tigrayans attending AAU who took up the cause of the disenfranchised peoples and particularly Tigrayaans which they hail from. The revelation that Ethiopians are not free if they cannot overcome the feudal state and the Unjust arrangement which had them in a bind. He went on to become a founding member of TPLF( <ref>Aregawi Berhe, "The origins of the Tigray People's Liberation Front", ''African Affairs'' 103 (2004), p. 577</ref> [[Tigray People's Liberation Front]].) with a dozen or so students.<ref>Aregawi, ''Political History'', p. 40</ref> Abay was selected to be one of the first TPLF members to be given military training by the [[Eritrean People's Liberation Front]] (EPLF) and he arrived in [[Asmara]], January 1975.<ref>Aregawi, "The origins", p. 586</ref> With [[Meles Zenawi]] and Sibhat Nega, Abay was one of the founders of the TPLF in July, 1985.<ref>Aregawi, ''Political History'', p. 156</ref> Following the end of the [[Ethiopian Civil War]] and fall of the Marxist Dergue Regime, Abay became Minister of Federal Affairs in 2001. Abay was also an executive member of the Central Committee of the TPLF for much of his political life.<ref>[http://www.eprdf.org.et/EPRDF/EPRDF_doc/Articles/TPLF_CC.htm "List of Central Committee members of the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF)"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408033141/http://www.eprdf.org.et/EPRDF/EPRDF_doc/Articles/TPLF_CC.htm |date=April 8, 2009 }}, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front website (accessed 29 May 2009)</ref> |
He was born in [[Axum]], Tigray, Went to attend high school in [[Mekelle]] which has Tigray's modern school at the time. By all accounts his mates remember him as a serious student who excelled in his academic work. He went on to attend University Level Education in Addis Ababa University (Then called [[Haile Selassie I University]]). Aside from his academic work he has an eye on activism stemming from the difficulties he encountered as a Tigrayan. <ref>Aregawi Berhe, ''A Political history of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (1975-1991)'' (Los Angeles: Tsehai, 2009), p. 340</ref> Abay was a [[student activist]] while enrolled in [[Haile Selassie I University]] in the early 1970s as a member of the Tigrayan University Students' Association. He was always passionate when talking about the systemic injustices imposed by the Ethiopian state on the people of Tigray. He was one of many Tigrayans attending AAU who took up the cause of the disenfranchised peoples and particularly Tigrayaans which they hail from. The revelation that Ethiopians are not free if they cannot overcome the feudal state and the Unjust arrangement which had them in a bind. He went on to become a founding member of TPLF( <ref>Aregawi Berhe, "The origins of the Tigray People's Liberation Front", ''African Affairs'' 103 (2004), p. 577</ref> [[Tigray People's Liberation Front]].) with a dozen or so students.<ref>Aregawi, ''Political History'', p. 40</ref> Abay was selected to be one of the first TPLF members to be given military training by the [[Eritrean People's Liberation Front]] (EPLF) and he arrived in [[Asmara]], January 1975.<ref>Aregawi, "The origins", p. 586</ref> With [[Meles Zenawi]] and Sibhat Nega, Abay was one of the founders of the TPLF in July, 1985.<ref>Aregawi, ''Political History'', p. 156</ref> Following the end of the [[Ethiopian Civil War]] and fall of the Marxist Dergue Regime, Abay became Minister of Federal Affairs in 2001. Abay was also an executive member of the Central Committee of the TPLF for much of his political life.<ref>[http://www.eprdf.org.et/EPRDF/EPRDF_doc/Articles/TPLF_CC.htm "List of Central Committee members of the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF)"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408033141/http://www.eprdf.org.et/EPRDF/EPRDF_doc/Articles/TPLF_CC.htm |date=April 8, 2009 }}, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front website (accessed 29 May 2009)</ref> |
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According to the Ethiopian government, Abay was killed in action in the ongoing [[Tigray War]] by the [[Ethiopian National Defence Forces]] under the command of [[Abiy Ahmed Ali]], Prime Minister of Ethiopia, on 13 January 2021. Two other Tigray People's Liberation Front officials were killed with him. Ethiopia alleged that the group refused to surrender. Five further officials were captured.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Staff |first1=Reuters |title=Ethiopia says ex-foreign minister killed by military after refusing to surrender |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-conflict/ethiopia-says-ex-foreign-minister-killed-by-military-after-refusing-to-surrender-idUSKBN29I2GB |work=Reuters |date=14 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> On 15 January, the Tigray government mentioned the veterans (including Abay) were captured in Mekelle and then killed, hence not killed in the war front. The other two veteran Tigrayans killed were Asmelash Woldeselassie(who |
According to the Ethiopian government, Abay was killed in action in the ongoing [[Tigray War]] by the [[Ethiopian National Defence Forces]] under the command of [[Abiy Ahmed Ali]], Prime Minister of Ethiopia, on 13 January 2021. Two other Tigray People's Liberation Front officials were killed with him. Ethiopia alleged that the group refused to surrender. Five further officials were captured.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Staff |first1=Reuters |title=Ethiopia says ex-foreign minister killed by military after refusing to surrender |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ethiopia-conflict/ethiopia-says-ex-foreign-minister-killed-by-military-after-refusing-to-surrender-idUSKBN29I2GB |work=Reuters |date=14 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> On 15 January, the Tigray government mentioned the veterans (including Abay) were captured in Mekelle and then killed, hence not killed in the war front. The other two veteran Tigrayans killed were Asmelash Woldeselassie(who was blind and one-handed) and [[Seyoum Mesfin]] (71 years old). Abay Tsahaye had a heart surgery prior to the war. Their families and the [[TPLF]] have since said the three were taken from their homes in Mekelle and executed by Eritrean and Ethiopian military.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=708519569849062 መግለፂ መንግስቲ ትግራይን ዕለታዊ ዜናን DW International 7 ጥሪ 2013]</ref> The pictures published by Ethiopian authorities indicate a point blank range execution of former the (former) ministers and MPs. |
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Revision as of 18:47, 19 January 2021
Abay Tsehaye | |
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ኣባይ ፀሓየ | |
| Executive Member of the Central Committee of the TPLF | |
| In office 2001–2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Axum, Tigray Province, Ethiopia |
| Died | 13 January 2021 |
| Political party | EPRDF |
| Other political affiliations | TPLF |
| Children | Hayet Abay, Aron Abay |
Abay Tsehaye (Template:Lang-ti; Reported Killed13 January 2021) was a Tigrayan-Ethiopian politician who was a prominent personality in the Ethiopian political discourse. He was active in the political scene from the early 1960s upto late 2018, first as one of the founding members of the TPLF(From Inception to 1990), followed by important positions within the EPRDF led Ethiopian government(1990-2018), after which he retired and moved to live in Axum and Mekelle, Tigray.
He was born in Axum, Tigray, Went to attend high school in Mekelle which has Tigray's modern school at the time. By all accounts his mates remember him as a serious student who excelled in his academic work. He went on to attend University Level Education in Addis Ababa University (Then called Haile Selassie I University). Aside from his academic work he has an eye on activism stemming from the difficulties he encountered as a Tigrayan. [1] Abay was a student activist while enrolled in Haile Selassie I University in the early 1970s as a member of the Tigrayan University Students' Association. He was always passionate when talking about the systemic injustices imposed by the Ethiopian state on the people of Tigray. He was one of many Tigrayans attending AAU who took up the cause of the disenfranchised peoples and particularly Tigrayaans which they hail from. The revelation that Ethiopians are not free if they cannot overcome the feudal state and the Unjust arrangement which had them in a bind. He went on to become a founding member of TPLF( [2] Tigray People's Liberation Front.) with a dozen or so students.[3] Abay was selected to be one of the first TPLF members to be given military training by the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) and he arrived in Asmara, January 1975.[4] With Meles Zenawi and Sibhat Nega, Abay was one of the founders of the TPLF in July, 1985.[5] Following the end of the Ethiopian Civil War and fall of the Marxist Dergue Regime, Abay became Minister of Federal Affairs in 2001. Abay was also an executive member of the Central Committee of the TPLF for much of his political life.[6]
According to the Ethiopian government, Abay was killed in action in the ongoing Tigray War by the Ethiopian National Defence Forces under the command of Abiy Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, on 13 January 2021. Two other Tigray People's Liberation Front officials were killed with him. Ethiopia alleged that the group refused to surrender. Five further officials were captured.[7] On 15 January, the Tigray government mentioned the veterans (including Abay) were captured in Mekelle and then killed, hence not killed in the war front. The other two veteran Tigrayans killed were Asmelash Woldeselassie(who was blind and one-handed) and Seyoum Mesfin (71 years old). Abay Tsahaye had a heart surgery prior to the war. Their families and the TPLF have since said the three were taken from their homes in Mekelle and executed by Eritrean and Ethiopian military.[8] The pictures published by Ethiopian authorities indicate a point blank range execution of former the (former) ministers and MPs.
References
- ^ Aregawi Berhe, A Political history of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (1975-1991) (Los Angeles: Tsehai, 2009), p. 340
- ^ Aregawi Berhe, "The origins of the Tigray People's Liberation Front", African Affairs 103 (2004), p. 577
- ^ Aregawi, Political History, p. 40
- ^ Aregawi, "The origins", p. 586
- ^ Aregawi, Political History, p. 156
- ^ "List of Central Committee members of the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF)" Archived April 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front website (accessed 29 May 2009)
- ^ Staff, Reuters (14 January 2021). "Ethiopia says ex-foreign minister killed by military after refusing to surrender". Reuters.
{{cite news}}:|first1=has generic name (help) - ^ መግለፂ መንግስቲ ትግራይን ዕለታዊ ዜናን DW International 7 ጥሪ 2013
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