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    Ginbot 7 Ethiopian National Election and Its Aftermath: How and Why The 2005 Democratic Election in Ethiopia Turned Violent
    Ginbot 7 Ethiopian National Election and Its Aftermath: How and Why The 2005 Democratic Election in Ethiopia Turned Violent
    Ginbot 7 Ethiopian National Election and Its Aftermath: How and Why The 2005 Democratic Election in Ethiopia Turned Violent
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    Ginbot 7 Ethiopian National Election and Its Aftermath: How and Why The 2005 Democratic Election in Ethiopia Turned Violent

    By Teferi Fantahun

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    Ginbot 7 Ethiopian National Election and Its Aftermath: How and Why The 2005 Democratic Election in Ethiopia Turned Violent is a brief study of the 2005 Ethiopian parliamentary election and its violent aftermath. The author critically analyzes the rhetoric and actions taken by the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Frond (EPRDF) and the opposition political parties during the 2005 Ethiopian national election. The book also captures the aspirations, dreams and fears of the Ethiopian people as well as their collective yearning for fitehawi mengist, unity and a peaceful coexistence.

    In this book, you will discover:

    • Why the Ginbot 7 or May 15, 2005 Ethiopian Parliamentary election turned violent.
    • What role the EPRDF and the opposition parties play
    • How Ethiopian at home and abroad reacted to the post-election political crisis
    • What need to be done to rectify the deepening political crisis in Ethiopia

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTeferi Fantahun
    Release dateOct 4, 2017
    ISBN9781370154104
    Ginbot 7 Ethiopian National Election and Its Aftermath: How and Why The 2005 Democratic Election in Ethiopia Turned Violent
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    Teferi Fantahun

    Teferi Fantahun is a freelance trainer and human rights activist. He is the author of Ginbot 7 Ethiopian National Election and Its Aftermath as well as Reflection on Violence, War, and Peace. Mr. Fantahun live in Nashville, Tennessee.

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      Ginbot 7 Ethiopian National Election and Its Aftermath - Teferi Fantahun

      Ginbot 7 Ethiopian National Election and Its Aftermath: How and Why The 2005 Democratic Election in Ethiopia Turned Violent

      Teferi Fantahun

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      Reflection on Violence War  and Peace: A New and Early Approach to Violence Prevention

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      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      PRELIMINARIES

      INTRODUCTION AND STATEMENT OF RESEARCH QUESTION

      CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

      LITERATURE REVIEW

      RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

      DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

      CONCLUSIONS

      RECOMMENDATIONS

      APPLICATIONS OF THE RESEARCH

      SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH

      BIBLIOGRAPHY

      Abstract

      The purpose of this research was to explore, describe, interpret, and analyze factors that contributed to Ethiopia’s post-election-day political crisis, using Africa’s transitions to democracy as a context. By looking closely into the process by which Ethiopia became a federal democratic republic, and the country’s political trouble following the May 2005 national election and its crisis-ridden aftermath, this study has attempted to uncover the interaction of the significant factors involved. Unraveling and uncovering the anatomy of a political system that has been taking root in Ethiopia since the 1990s and understanding the present political situation is the focal point of this study.

      Using Dahl’s (1971) eight criteria and Ethiopia's 1994 constitution, this study attempted to identify the behaviors exhibited by both the ruling and opposition parties before and after the May 15, 2005 Ethiopian election.

      As this study suggests, the 2005 election may be indicative of a trend that has been taking place in Africa’s new democracies. This trend is toward abandoning democratic principles, as we know it in the West, for a more convenient form of non-liberal electoral or pseudo-democracy, or the embrace of authoritarian systems of government.

      INTRODUCTION AND STATEMENT OF RESEARCH QUESTION

      The purpose of this research was to explore, describe, interpret, and analyze factors that contributed to Ethiopia’s post-election day political crisis, following the May 15, 2005 national election. By looking closely into the process by which Ethiopia became a federal democratic republic, and the country’s political trouble following that election, this study aimed at uncovering the interactions of the significant factors that led to the violence that followed the election. It is important to note at the outset of this study that it addressed only the national parliamentary election that took place in May 2005.

      The 1990s have seen several of Africa's most notorious dictators removed from power. Some of the processes by which these dictators were removed from power were nonviolent, while others were extremely violent.

      Ethiopia is currently at a political crossroads. The 2005 national election provided an opportunity to transform Ethiopia into a democratic republic, but the major political parties lost it on mistrust, negative perceptions, and miscalculations. On May 15, 2005 nearly twenty-six million Ethiopians went to the 35,000 polling stations across the country to participate in their country’s first truly democratic national election, according to the National election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE, 2005). Many people waited in line for more than six hours to cast their ballots.

      The major political parties that competed for national offices were the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD), and the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces (UEDF).

      For the first time, the Ethiopian people were given the opportunity to participate in their political process freely. As a result, the election attracted 1845 candidates, representing 35 political parties, and including 353 independent candidates, all of which were contending for seats in the House of People’s Representatives, according to the NEBE (2005).

      On May 16, 2005, a day after the election, the EPRDF, the ruling party, announced that it had won the national election. The announcement was made while the NEBE was still counting votes, according to the European Union Election Observation Commission (2005). It took the NEBE more than three months to confirm EPRDF’s electoral victory. On May 20, 2005 the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD), a coalition of four political parties published a press release that announced the formation of its North American office. Around this time, the CUD suggested its own huge victory, which would allow the party to form a government (CUD, 2005). By publicly claiming or suggesting electoral victory ahead of the NEBE, the leaders of

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