![]() Largely for extraneous global political reasons that outside powers and the United Nations decided on Ethiopia-Eritrea federation as a compromise among various options. "Now therefore, we hereby unanimously resolve that the Federation with all its significance and implications, be definitely abolished from this very moment and from now on we live in a complete union with our motherland Ethiopia and we pray His Imperial Majesty our August and beloved Sovereign, to ratify this resolution." īut proponents of secession would like us to believe that the Eritrean Legislative Assembly under pressure from Ethiopia was forced to abolish the federation with Ethiopia, and voted to become an Ethiopian province at the point of a gun.īitweded Asfaha Woldemichael Chief Executive of Eritrea from 1955 - 1962 explains that "To begin with, Ethiopians and Eritreans never asked for nor expected a federation, let alone understand it. The legislative assembly then proceeded to ask the Emperor to ratify its decision. It was a process that took over a month and after the Chief Executive of Eritrea read the motion it was carried unanimously. 75% have already signed in support of the dissolution. Even before the motion to dissolve the federation was tabled in the Eritrean Assembly 55 out of the 68 members of the parliament i.e. What is most of the time conveniently forgotten or presented in a different light by "Ghedli" ELF/EPLF historians is the fact that, under the leadership of the Unionist Party, the people of Eritrea freely voted through their elected representatives in the Eritrean Legislative Assembly to dissolve the federation and form a complete union with Ethiopia on 14 November 1962. As a result the Era of Union with Ethiopia is unfortunately described as Ethiopian colonization "Megzaeti Ethiopia" and the day that Eritrea seceded from Ethiopia is remembered as the day colonialism was abolished "Megzaeti tehaghigu ziwetsalu" by most Eritreans. Unfortunately, most Eritreans, without making any effort to understand the history of the land and people, particularly during the 1940s and 50s, regurgitate the "Ghedli" ELF/EPLF historians interpretation that Eritrea was colonized by Ethiopia by abrogating the UN-sponsored federation and annexing the Eritrean state. The issue was also compounded by fear and hate of a historical, ethnic and religious nature. ![]() Whereas, the problem was simply the creation of foreign powers particularly the British, Italians and the Arab world, executed through their local mercenaries. The quagmire that Eritrea is in today is directly related to what transpired during the 40s, 50s and 60s and the ideological beliefs that the forefathers of the movement espoused.ĮLF and EPLF historians have been telling us that the Eritrean Struggle for Independence was the result of 'Ethiopian colonization' of Eritrea. If you have the time and patience to peruse through them, there is enough material out there to help one understand the genesis of the past and current Eritrean problem. Even though a significant number of the works produced are by proponents of secession and are mostly no more than propaganda material, there are also some very good and noteworthy works which are objective and balanced. Scholars and historians with differing opinions and persuasions have extensively written about the Eritrean case. Part III - Independent Eritrea, a crumbling nation and a tragedy: ' The Architects of Destruction' Part III - Independent Eritrea, a crumbling nation and a tragedy: 'The Architects of Destruction'
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