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Tigray People's Liberation Front

1975 · 20th century · Also known as TPLF

The Tigray People's Liberation Front is a political party and former guerrilla movement founded in 1975 in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia. It led the armed struggle against the Derg and dominated the EPRDF coalition that took power in 1991, with its leader Meles Zenawi heading the government until his death in 2012. After breaking with Abiy Ahmed's government it fought the Tigray War of 2020–2022.

Tigray People's Liberation Front
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Transitional Government of Ethiopia

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Tigray People's Liberation Front. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tigray-peoples-liberation-front
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