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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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