Tigray People's Liberation Front

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The Tigray People's Liberation Front is a regional political party and former rebel movement in Ethiopia that has played a central role in Tigrayan politics and multiple armed conflicts with the federal government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political party ⓘ
rebel movement ⓘ
separatist organization ⓘ
abbreviation TPLF ⓘ
accusedOf human rights abuses ⓘ
activeDuring Ethiopian Civil War (1974–1991) ⓘ
linked to: Ethiopian Civil War
alliedWith Eritrean People's Liberation Front (pre-1991) ⓘ
country Ethiopia ⓘ
designatedAs terrorist organization by Ethiopian federal parliament (2021) ⓘ
foughtAgainst Derg ⓘ
Eritrean Defence Forces ⓘ
Ethiopian National Defense Force ⓘ
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (post-2018 federal government) ⓘ
foughtIn Tigray War ⓘ
founded 1975 ⓘ
foundedIn Tigray Region ⓘ
linked to: Tigray region
governed Tigray Region ⓘ
linked to: Tigray region
governedFrom 1991 ⓘ
governedUntil 2020 (de facto) ⓘ
headquarters Mekelle ⓘ
ideology Tigrayan nationalism ⓘ
ethnic federalism ⓘ
left-wing nationalism ⓘ
revolutionary democracy ⓘ
influenced 1995 Constitution of Ethiopia ⓘ
joinedAlliance Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front ⓘ
keyLeader Abay Tsehaye ⓘ
Debretsion Gebremichael ⓘ
Meles Zenawi ⓘ
Sebhat Nega ⓘ
Seyoum Mesfin ⓘ
Tsadkan Gebretensae ⓘ
languageOfOrganization Amharic ⓘ
Tigrinya ⓘ
laterConflictWith Eritrean government ⓘ
militaryWing Tigray Defense Forces ⓘ
opposed centralized Ethiopian state ⓘ
originatedFrom Tigrayan student movement ⓘ
partOf Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front ⓘ
politicalPosition centre-left to left-wing ⓘ
region Tigray Region ⓘ
linked to: Tigray region
removedTerroristDesignation by Ethiopian parliament (2022) ⓘ
representedGroup Tigrayan people ⓘ
roleInEPRDF dominant member ⓘ
signedAgreement Pretoria peace agreement 2022 ⓘ
linked to: Pretoria Agreement
startOfMajorConflict Tigray War 2020 ⓘ
linked to: Tigray War
supported federal system in Ethiopia ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ethiopian Civil War → mainBelligerent → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ
Derg → opposedBy → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ
Tigray War → belligerent → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ
Eritrean People's Liberation Front → alliedWith → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ
Battle of Shire → hasCombatant → Tigray regional authorities ⓘ
linked to: Tigray People's Liberation Front
Tigray People's Liberation Front → abbreviation → TPLF ⓘ
linked to: Tigray People's Liberation Front
Meles Zenawi → wasLeaderOf → Tigray People’s Liberation Front ⓘ
linked to: Tigray People's Liberation Front
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front → predecessor → Tigrayan People's Liberation Front ⓘ
linked to: Tigray People's Liberation Front
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front → coalitionMember → Tigrayan People's Liberation Front ⓘ
linked to: Tigray People's Liberation Front
Horn of Africa conflicts → involvesNonStateActor → TPLF (Tigray People's Liberation Front) ⓘ
linked to: Tigray People's Liberation Front
Prosperity Party → excludedFromMerger → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ
Derg regime → inConflictWith → Tigray People’s Liberation Front ⓘ
linked to: Tigray People's Liberation Front
Amhara regional forces → opposedTo → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ
Debretsion Gebremichael → politicalAffiliation → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ
Debretsion Gebremichael → memberOf → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ
Debretsion Gebremichael → leaderOf → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ
Cessation of Hostilities Agreement → party → Tigray People’s Liberation Front ⓘ
linked to: Tigray People's Liberation Front
Pretoria Agreement → signatory → Tigray People’s Liberation Front ⓘ
linked to: Tigray People's Liberation Front
Pretoria Agreement → signatory → TPLF ⓘ
linked to: Tigray People's Liberation Front
Tigray Defense Forces → associatedWithPoliticalOrganization → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ
Derg-era Ethiopian Army → primaryOpponents → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ
Sebhat Nega → foundingMemberOf → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ
Sebhat Nega → memberOf → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ
Sebhat Nega → politicalAlignment → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ
Tigrayan student movement → resultedIn → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ
Tigrayan student movement → gaveRiseTo → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ
Tigrayan student movement → influenced → Tigray People's Liberation Front leadership ⓘ
linked to: Tigray People's Liberation Front
Meles Zenawi → memberOfPoliticalParty → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ
subject linked to: Meles
Meles Zenawi → memberOf → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ
subject linked to: Zenawi
Seyoum Mesfin → memberOf → Tigray People’s Liberation Front ⓘ
linked to: Tigray People's Liberation Front
Abay Tsehaye → memberOfPoliticalParty → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ
Abay Tsehaye → foundingMemberOf → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ
Abay Tsehaye → memberOf → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ
Abay Tsehaye → partOf → TPLF central leadership ⓘ
linked to: Tigray People's Liberation Front
Tsadkan Gebretensae → memberOf → Tigray People’s Liberation Front ⓘ
linked to: Tigray People's Liberation Front
Tsadkan Gebretensae → politicalAlignment → Tigray People’s Liberation Front (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Tigray People's Liberation Front
Azeb Mesfin → memberOf → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ
Ethiopian student movement → influenced → Tigray People’s Liberation Front ⓘ
linked to: Tigray People's Liberation Front
Amhara National Democratic Movement → alliedWith → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ
Oromo People's Democratic Organization → foundedBy → Tigray People's Liberation Front ⓘ