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• Abraha, Seeye,
• was one of the more eminent figures of the last
quarter of the twentieth century. In the 1980s he
was the wartime leader of the TigreanPeople’s
Liberation Front (TPLF), and in the 1990s as
minister of defense un-der the new president,
Meles Zenawi, he was one of the three members
of theEthiopian People’s Revolutionary
Democratic Front (EPRDF) junta that ranEthiopia
from 1991 to 1995 before Abraha, Seeye,
• Abraha, Seeye,
• was one of the more eminent figures of
the last quarter of the twentieth century. In
the 1980s he was the wartime leader of
the TigreanPeople’s Liberation Front
(TPLF), and in the 1990s as minister of
defense un-der the new president, Meles
Zenawi, he was one of the three members
of theEthiopian People’s Revolutionary
Democratic Front (EPRDF) junta that
ranEthiopia from 1991 to 1995 before
elections entrenched the new democracy.
• He is controversial due to statements he made
during thesecondItalo-Abyssinian War
suggesting he was not opposed to some
aspects of themodernist mission of the fascist
regime.
• Afewerk, Tekle
• (1932–) is one of Ethiopia’s most celebrated
artists, particu-larly known for his paintings on
African and Christian themes as well as
hisstained glass. Born in Ankober, he grew up
in a war-torn country largelyoccupied by Italian
fascists during World War II. Following the war,
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