May 14, 2019

Ato Lidetu discusses the merger of Ginbot 7 with other parties

Lidetu Ayalew, a prominent politician in Ethiopia, rose to the political stage in 1992 after forming and participating as the Secretary-General for Ethiopian Democratic Party (EDP). EDP went through reform and became United Ethiopian Democratic Party (UEDP) which later joined with Medhin and became UEDP-Medhin. He had been an active opposing politician who challenged the ruling party EPRDF for years. He was also known for being an orator that matched the late prime minister Meles Zenawi. His outstanding achievement came through his organizational role in founding Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) or Kinjit. Following the fallout with fellow members such as Doctor Berhanu Nega, his involvement in politics decreased and finally left his presidency in 2011 after serving two consecutive terms.