Getachew Reda

This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Getachew Reda or Getachew, and not as Kahsay.

• Made them frighten (ኣርዓዶም)
• Son of Reda (ወዲ ረዳ)
• Sanitizer (ሳኒታይዘር)

Getachew Reda
ጌታቸው ረዳ
Getachew Reda in September 2023
Chief Administrator of the Interim Regional Administration of Tigray
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 March 2023
Military service
Allegiance	Tigray
Branch	Tigray Defense Forces
Conflicts	Tigray War

Getachew Reda Kahsay (Tigrinya and Amharic: ጌታቸው ረዳ ካሕሳይ; born June 1974) is an Ethiopian politician who is the Chief Administrator of the Interim Regional Administration of Tigray since the Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia announced his appointment on 23 March 2023. ^[2] Before assuming power as chief administrator, he was a longtime advisor to the former president of the Tigray Region, Debretsion Gebremichael. ^{[3] [4]}

Getachew is also an executive committee member and the spokesperson for the Tigray People's Liberation Front. ^{[5] [6]}

Getachew was the Minister of Government Communications Affairs in Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn's federal government of Ethiopia until 2016. ^{[7] [8]}

Early life and education

Getachew completed his undergraduate studies at Addis Ababa University's School of Law. Between 2001 and 2002, he completed a Master of Law at Alabama University, Tuscaloosa, United States. Before taking a government position in 2009, he served as a professor of law at Mekelle University, located in the capital city of Tigray Region.

Career

Tigray War

Getachew worked as the political advisor of the President of the Tigray Region, Debretsion Gebremichael, in supporting the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) in their war with the federal government of Ethiopia, Amhara Special Forces, Fano militia and the foreign government of Eritrea. Getachew, in an interview with Tigray TV, urged young people and others in the region to "rise and deploy to battle in tens of thousands." ^[9] In April 2021, Getachew's Twitter account was verified.

On 28 June 2021, Getachew announced that the TDF had captured Mekelle, causing the ENDF soldiers to retreat entirely from the area. The Ethiopian federal government declared a unilateral ceasefire starting from 28 June 2021 until the farming season ends. ^[10] On 20 December 2021, Getachew announced that the TDF had withdrawn from both Amhara and Afar regions in an attempt to induce the international community to put pressure on the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments and to facilitate the distribution of humanitarian aid in the two conflict regions. ^[11] However Billene Seyoum, the spokesman for Abiy Ahmed, disputed this claim and asserted that the announcement was a cover-up for military setbacks. ^[12]

On 2 November 2022, Getachew was the Tigray representative present for the signing of the agreement to permanently cease hostilities with the Ethiopian central government. ^[13]

After the Tigray War

On 23 March 2023, Getachew's appointment as head of the Interim Regional Administration of Tigray was announced. ^[2]

In March 2025, The Guardian reported that a faction of the Tigray People's Liberation Front, led by Debretsion Gebremichael, took over several offices in the Tigray regional capital of Mekelle. ^[14] In what it called a coup, it reported that armed men belonging to the faction patrolled the streets of Mekelle at night, checking people's identification. ^[14] The Guardian also said that there are some reports suggesting that Eritrean intelligence helped Debretsion's faction assume power. ^[14] Meanwhile, it reported that Getachew had fled to Addis Ababa. ^[14]

References

1. "Getachew Reda Biography | His Involvement in Tigray War". Typical Ethiopian. 20 March 2022.
2. "PM Abiy 'appoints' Getachew Reda head of Tigray Interim Admin". Addis Standard . 23 March 2023. Wikidata   Q117283066. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023.
3. "Getachew Reda . . ". Addis Fortune . 20 June 2020.
4. "Ethiopia says it captured Tigrayan town of Adigrat". Al Jazeera . 21 November 2020.
5. "Ethiopia tells Tigrayans to 'save themselves' ahead of assault on capital" . Financial Times . 22 November 2020.
6. 陈蓓 (15 November 2020). "Rockets from Ethiopia hit Eritrea's capital". China Daily .
7. "Ethiopia says will not escalate border clash with Eritrea". Gulf Times . 14 June 2016.
8. "News: Battered by persistent public protests, Ethiopia forms new government". Addis Standard . 1 November 2016.
9. "Thousands killed in Ethiopia's conflict, Tigray side asserts". AP News. 4 December 2020.
10. "Tigray's former rulers back in Mekelle, Ethiopian government declares ceasefire". Reuters. 28 June 2021.
11. "Tigray forces withdraw from neighbouring Ethiopian regions - spokesman". Reuters. 20 December 2021.
12. "Tigrayan forces announce retreat to Ethiopia's Tigray region". Al Jazeera . 20 December 2021.
13. "Ethiopian civil war: parties agree on end to hostilities". The Guardian. 2 November 2022.
14. Harter, Fred (2025-03-21). "Power struggle leads to coup in Tigray as war looms between Ethiopia and Eritrea". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-03-21.

External links

• Getachew Reda on Twitter