From: Biniam Haile \(SWE\) (eritrea.lave@comhem.se)
Date: Fri Jun 05 2009 - 00:53:07 EDT
THE INDIAN OCEAN NEWSLETTER N°1261
02/05/2009
ETHIOPIA
Tefera Mamo
General Tefera Mamo – who was arrested this week for allegedly preparing
an anti-government army operation jointly with the opposition group
Ginbot 7 led by Berhanu Nega and Andargatchew Tsige – had been under the
surveillance of the Ethiopian security services for some time.
The latter had categorised him as "discontented Amhara". Born in
Lalibela in the Wollo region and well-known combatant for the EPRDF (the
former rebel movement now ruling in Addis Ababa) in this zone, Tefera
Mamo has been a member of the EPDM, the ancestor of the AmharaNational
Democratic Movement (ANDM, party in the government coalition). After
rising through the ranks, he became deputy commander of the Shire region
in the west of the Tigray Regional State.
This lasted until he was recalled to Addis Ababa and put into a
so-called retirement. Like many officers, the government attributed him
a loan of 3 million birrs ((EURO) 200,000) so that he could have a house
built. Married and a father, Tefera Mamo has recently participated,
together with Lieutenant General Abebaw Tadesse, in a film tracing the
history of the ANDM.
He was also one of the characters in a long documentary propaganda
report on the EPRDF armed forces which was published on a pro-government
Internet web site.
He has in the past revealed his sympathies for the Coalition for Unity
and Democracy (CUD opposition). He had, on a few occasions, criticised
the discrimination in the army against Amhara and the second class
status of the ANDM.
And he has even been involved in a serious disagreement with one of the
main ANDM leaders, Adissu Legesse, whom he considered was always backing
the Prime Minister Meles Zenawi rather than defending the interests of
the ANDM.
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