Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF; Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች አብዮታዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ግንባር, romanized: Ye’Ītiyop’iya Ḥizibochi Ābiyotawī Dīmokirasīyawī Ginibari) was an ethnic federalist political coalition in Ethiopia that existed from 1988 to 2019. It consisted of four political parties: Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), Amhara Democratic Party (ADP), Oromo Democratic Party (ODP) and Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement (SEPDM). After leading the overthrow of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it dominated Ethiopian politics from 1991 to 2019. In November 2019, the EPRDF was dissolved, and Prime Minister and EPDRF chairman Abiy Ahmed merged three of the constituent parties (not including the TPLF) into his new Prosperity Party, which was officially founded on 1 December 2019.
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front | |
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| Chairman | Abiy Ahmed |
| Deputy Chairman | Demeke Mekonnen |
| Founded | 8 May 1988 |
| Dissolved | 1 December 2019 |
| Succeeded by | Prosperity Party |
| Headquarters | Addis Ababa |
| Newspaper | New Vision |
| Youth wing | EPRDF Youth League |
| Women's wing | EPRDF Women's League |
| Membership (2011) | 6,000,000 |
| Ideology | After 1991: Revolutionary democracy Ethnic federalism Poly-Ethnic nationalism Until 1991: Marxism–Leninism Hoxhaism |
| Political position | After 1991: Centre-left to left-wing Until 1991: Far-left |
| Colours | Red |
| Website | |
| eprdf | |
| Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front | |
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| Leaders | |
| Dates of operation | 1988–2019 |
| Headquarters | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Ideology | Ethnic federalism |
| Status | Dissolved. Its ideology still permeates Ethiopian politics. |
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| Battles and wars | Oromo conflict, Ethiopian Civil War, Eritrean–Ethiopian War |