Organisation Eritrean People's Liberation Front
Alternate Name Eritrean Liberation Front
Abbreviation EPLF
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u.r.l. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0858026.html
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Country Eritrea
Location Asmara
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Sector Political Parties & Movements - General
Organisation Type African Other
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Stated Role EPLF was an armed movement that fought in the Eritrean liberation struggle. It was formed as a splinter group from the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF).
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Notes Eritrea became an independent state in 1993, following an internationally monitored referendum in which citizens voted overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia. The Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF), which led the 30-year war for independence, has controlled the country since it defeated Ethiopian armed forces in 1991; its leader, Isaias Afwerki, serves as the President. The People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), the core of the former EPLF, which split off from the Government in 1994, is the sole political party. The Government continues to delay its stated program to hold elections. Elections originally scheduled for 1997, and later delayed until 1998, were postponed indefinitely due to the outbreak of a border conflict with Ethiopia.
http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/eplf.htm [ Retrieved on 11 MAR 2008 ]
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Deputy Secretary General Afwerki Isaias 1977 1986
Secretary General Afwerki Isaias 1987 1993
ELF Political Commissioner & Deputy Division Commander Afwerki Isaias 1968 1976
Record last updated on 11 MAR 2008