Ethiopian Marxist–Leninist Revolutionary Organization

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Ethiopian Marxist–Leninist Revolutionary Organization
Malered
Emelared
Founded1974
Dissolved1979
Merger of EPRP
Ideology Communism
Marxism–Leninism
National affiliation Imaledih

The Ethiopian Marxist–Leninist Revolutionary Organization (Amharic: ማርክሳዊ ሌኒናዊ ሪቮሊሽናዊ ድርጅትን), commonly known by its Amharic acronyms Malered or Emelared (Amharic: ማሌሪድ), was a communist organization in Ethiopia active from 1974 to the late 1970s. [1] [2]

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Formation

According to Bahru Zewde, the organization was formed through the merger of a domestic faction and an exiled splinter group of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party (EPRP). [3] According to Christopher Clapham, Malered could have been formed by EPRP members who wished to cooperate with the Derg military junta. [4] Andargachew Tiruneh, on the other hand, states that Malered could have emerged as an offshoot of the All-Ethiopian Socialist Movement (Meison) Youth League. [5] Fred Halliday supports the theory that Malered originated in Meison. [6]

Organization

Malered was led by Gulilat. [1] Politically, Malered was close to Meison. [5] Malered gave support to the Derg military junta, and the group was represented in the Provisional Office for Mass Organizational Affairs (POMOA). [7] Malered supported the entry of Seded (the new political organization formed by Derg militaries schooled in Marxism-Leninism) into POMOA. [8] When the National Democratic Revolutionary Programme of Ethiopia was declared in April 1976, Malered expressed its support to it and its willingness to join a common front with other groups supporting the revolution. [9] In December 1976, Malered published its own programme. [5]

In 1977, Malered took part in forming the Union of Ethiopian Marxist-Leninist Organizations together with four other groups (Meison, Seded, Echat and Waz League). [10] Malered was the smallest of these five parties. [4]

Conclusion

After the split between the Derg and Meison, the Derg would eventually begin crushing the smaller leftist groups like Malered. [11] Malered was eliminated from POMOA. [12] As of July 1979, there were reports that member of Malered had been arrested. At the time, Malered was the sole civilian political group still aligned with the Derg. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Holcomb, Bonnie K., and Sisai Ibssa. The Invention of Ethiopia . Trenton, NJ: Red Sea Press, 1990. p. 373
  2. 1 2 Halliday, F., and M. Molyneux. The Ethiopian revolution . 1983. p. 131
  3. ↑ Bahru Zewde. A History of Modern Ethiopia: 1855 - 1991 . Oxford: Currey [u.a.], 2002. p. 245
  4. 1 2 Clapham Christopher. Transformation and Continuity in Revolutionary Ethiopia . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. p. 54
  5. 1 2 3 Tiruneh, Andargachew. The Ethiopian Revolution 1974-1987 : a Transformation from an Aristocratic to a Totalitarian . Cambridge: University of Cambridge, 1995. p. 132
  6. ↑ Halliday, F., and M. Molyneux. The Ethiopian revolution . 1983. p. 129
  7. ↑ Wubneh, Mulatu, and Yohannis Abate. Ethiopia: Transition and Development in the Horn of Africa . Boulder, Colo: Westview Press, 1988. p. 57
  8. ↑ Clapham Christopher. Transformation and Continuity in Revolutionary Ethiopia . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. p. 67
  9. ↑ Tiruneh, Andargachew. The Ethiopian Revolution 1974-1987 : a Transformation from an Aristocratic to a Totalitarian . Cambridge: University of Cambridge, 1995. p. 178
  10. ↑ Harjinder Singh. Agricultural Problems in Ethiopia . Delhi, India: Gian Pub. House, 1987. p. 187
  11. ↑ Milkias, Paulos. Haile Selassie, Western Education, and Political Revolution in Ethiopia . Youngstown, N.Y.: Cambria Press, 2006. p. 266
  12. ↑ Lefort, René. Ethiopia, an Heretical Revolution? London: Zed, 1983. p. 253
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