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[[Brigadier General]] '''Asaminew Tsige''' |
[[Brigadier General]] '''Asaminew Tsige''' was an Ethiopian general who has served as chief of the [[Amhara Region]] security forces since 2019. He had previously been serving a life sentence in relation to an alleged coup attempt staged by [[Ginbot 7]]. During his imprisonment, he was allegedly tortured and lost sight in one eye.<ref name="hrb">{{cite news |last1=Shay |first1=Caitlin |title=Ethiopian Court Sentences 33 Opposition Members to Life Sentences and Five Leaders to Death |url=http://hrbrief.org/2010/01/ethiopian-court-sentences-33-opposition-members-to-life-sentences-and-five-leaders-to-death-2/ |accessdate=23 June 2019 |work=Human Rights Brief |date=20 January 2010}}</ref> He was released in 2018 and restored to his prior rank and pension.<ref name="tn1">{{cite news |title=Ethiopia: Army and Intelligence Chiefs Replaced |url=https://www.tesfanews.net/ethiopia-army-intelligence-chiefs-replaced/ |accessdate=23 June 2019 |work=Tesfa News |date=8 June 2018}}</ref> |
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He had been accused of being behind an [[2019 Amhara region coup d'état attempt|attempted coup in the Amhara Region]]. Regional President [[Ambachew Mekonnen]] was killed during the attempt. In a related event, the Chief of Staff of the [[Ethiopian National Defense Force]], Gen. [[Se'are Mekonnen]], and his aide, Maj. Gen. Gizae Aberra, were shot dead by a bodyguard.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/ethiopia-army-chief-staff-shot-regional-coup-attempt-190623051059851.html| title=Ethiopia's Amhara state chief killed amid regional coup attempt| date=23 June 2019| website=Al Jazeera}}</ref> Following the attempted coup, he is believed to be on the run, with his whereabouts unknown.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-48743081 |title=Ethiopia Amhara 'coup ringleader on the run' |work=BBC News |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref> |
He had been accused of being behind an [[2019 Amhara region coup d'état attempt|attempted coup in the Amhara Region]]. Regional President [[Ambachew Mekonnen]] was killed during the attempt. In a related event, the Chief of Staff of the [[Ethiopian National Defense Force]], Gen. [[Se'are Mekonnen]], and his aide, Maj. Gen. Gizae Aberra, were shot dead by a bodyguard.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/ethiopia-army-chief-staff-shot-regional-coup-attempt-190623051059851.html| title=Ethiopia's Amhara state chief killed amid regional coup attempt| date=23 June 2019| website=Al Jazeera}}</ref> Following the attempted coup, he is believed to be on the run, with his whereabouts unknown.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-48743081 |title=Ethiopia Amhara 'coup ringleader on the run' |work=BBC News |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref> |
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Brigadier General Asaminew Tsige was an Ethiopian general who has served as chief of the Amhara Region security forces since 2019. He had previously been serving a life sentence in relation to an alleged coup attempt staged by Ginbot 7. During his imprisonment, he was allegedly tortured and lost sight in one eye.[1] He was released in 2018 and restored to his prior rank and pension.[2]
He had been accused of being behind an attempted coup in the Amhara Region. Regional President Ambachew Mekonnen was killed during the attempt. In a related event, the Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force, Gen. Se'are Mekonnen, and his aide, Maj. Gen. Gizae Aberra, were shot dead by a bodyguard.[3] Following the attempted coup, he is believed to be on the run, with his whereabouts unknown.[4]
References
- ^ Shay, Caitlin (20 January 2010). "Ethiopian Court Sentences 33 Opposition Members to Life Sentences and Five Leaders to Death". Human Rights Brief. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Ethiopia: Army and Intelligence Chiefs Replaced". Tesfa News. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Ethiopia's Amhara state chief killed amid regional coup attempt". Al Jazeera. 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Ethiopia Amhara 'coup ringleader on the run'". BBC News. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
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