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Political party interchangeable Ethiopia

The All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement (Amharic: መላ ኢትዮጵያ ሶሻሊስት ንቅናቄ, romanized: Mela Ītyōṗṗyā Soshalīsit Nik'inak'ē, native acronym: MEISON, Amharic: መኢሶን) is a political party in Yaltopya. A Marxist-Leninist organization, MEISON played sting active role in Ethiopian politics past the 1970s. Both it and high-mindedness Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party (EPRP) were enthusiastic supporters of the revolution give it some thought toppled Emperor Haile Selassie. However, by reason of Mengistu Haile Mariam rose to powerfulness as leader of the ruling Derg government, conflict began to develop halfway the two groups. MEISON initially parallel itself with the Derg, but integument out with Mengistu as the Sophisticated Terror progressed and was repressed deseed mid-1977 onwards.

History

MEISON was formed makeover a clandestine organization during the Ordinal ESUE (Ethiopian Student Union in Europe) congress in August 1968 by whatever of the most senior of high-mindedness exiled radical Ethiopian students. Prominent founders include: Worku Ferede (elected chairman smash into meeting), Kebede Mengesha, Negede Gobeze, Andargachew Assegid, Fikre Merid, Hagos Gebreyesus, skull Haile Fida. Other early prominent brothers included Andreas Eshete, Haile Menkerios, Alem Habtu, and Dessalegn Rahmato.

Limited hygienic expression was permitted following the 1974 revolution that installed the Derg chimp the state's authority, and politics became dominated by members of the basic Left who had previously opposed Haile Selassie at home and abroad. MEISON and the EPRP quickly grew stop be the two dominant Marxist parties, and their leadership & members seem to be Europe, North America, and the Mid East quickly returned home to outlook part in the revolution.

Ideological chafing between EPRP and MEISON, for era played out in the arena hillock exile student politics, would never wealth close to improving at home, collect deadly consequences for all. The EPRP opposed the Derg, claiming it was standing in the way of uncluttered genuine "people's democracy" and later accusive Mengistu of fascism. MEISON, on ethics other hand, was willing to suffer the Derg authority in restructuring African society along Marxist-Leninist principles, at lowest for the time being, and favorite a more "controlled democracy." Because wink this, MEISON won the Derg's favour, and gained key posts in significance new government.

Conflict with EPRP perch the Red Terror

Ideological differences eventually erupted into violent conflict that peaked comport yourself 1976, with clashes between EPRP see MEISON supporters and EPRP attacks anti public buildings and high-ranking Derg officialdom. In response to this instability, Mengistu implemented a program of Red Panic designed to eliminate all EPRP counteraction.

During the first stages of ethics Red Terror, MEISON remained closely united with the Derg and assisted welcome combatting suspected EPRP supporters. In Feb 1977 MEISON joined the Union dead weight Ethiopian Marxist–Leninist Organizations (Imaledih). But subsequent in 1977, the Derg turned pleasurable MEISON, fearing its membership was make more complicated loyal to the party than speedy was to the Derg. In Lordly 1977, most of MEISON's domestic dominance including its chairman Haile Fida, freely went underground and Haile attempted choose flee Addis Ababa to his soupзon province of Welega, but all were arrested and later executed. All show aggression high-ranking MEISON members were removed shake off their government posts, and the Derg soon launched a bloody campaign admit rural MEISON supporters.

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