Abay Tsehaye
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Abay Tsehaye was a prominent Ethiopian politician and founding member of the Tigray People's Liberation Front who played a major role in the country's post-1991 political order.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ethiopian politician
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human ⓘ rebel leader ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| allyOf | Meles Zenawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wounds ⓘ |
| conflict | Tigray War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-01-13 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
key architect of Ethiopia's ethnic federal system
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prominent TPLF ideologue ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tigrayan people ⓘ |
| foundingMemberOf | Tigray People's Liberation Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Abay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | design of Ethiopia's 1995 constitution ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Amharic
NERFINISHED
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English ⓘ Tigrinya ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed by Ethiopian government forces ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tigray People's Liberation Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Tigray People's Liberation Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Tigrayan nationalist movement ⓘ |
| name | Abay Tsehaye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | arrest and killing reported by Ethiopian National Defense Force in January 2021 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in founding the Tigray People's Liberation Front
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role in post-1991 Ethiopian political order ⓘ |
| occupation |
guerrilla fighter
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politician ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Ethiopian federal government under Abiy Ahmed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Ethiopian Civil War (1974–1991)
NERFINISHED
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Tigray War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | TPLF central leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
Ethiopian federalism
NERFINISHED
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revolutionary democracy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minister of Federal Affairs of Ethiopia
NERFINISHED
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member of the House of Peoples' Representatives of Ethiopia ⓘ senior official in the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Addis Ababa
NERFINISHED
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Tigray Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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