TPLF Forces Capture Addis Ababa, End Mengistu Regime

Tigray People's Liberation Front leads coalition to overthrow military dictatorship

Horn of Africa Correspondent news 1 min read
TPLF Forces Capture Addis Ababa, End Mengistu Regime

The Tigray People’s Liberation Front captured Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, ending the brutal military dictatorship of Mengistu Haile Mariam and ushering in a new political era.

“Today marks the end of military dictatorship and the beginning of democratic federalism in Ethiopia.”

— Meles Zenawi , TPLF Leader

The TPLF’s victory would establish Tigrayan dominance in Ethiopian politics for the next three decades.