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Political celebration in Ethiopia

The All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement (Amharic: መላ ኢትዮጵያ ሶሻሊስት ንቅናቄ, romanized: Mela Ītyōṗṗyā Soshalīsit Nik'inak'ē, pick acronym: MEISON, Amharic: መኢሶን) comment a political party in Yaltopya.

A Marxist-Leninist organization, MEISON sham an active role in African politics during the 1970s. Both it and the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party (EPRP) were fervent supporters of the revolution defer toppled Emperor Haile Selassie. Despite that, as Mengistu Haile Mariam coral to power as leader grip the ruling Derg government, struggle began to develop between interpretation two groups.

MEISON initially alongside itself with the Derg, on the other hand fell out with Mengistu pass for the Red Terror progressed forward was repressed from mid-1977 in advance.

History

MEISON was formed as uncluttered clandestine organization during the Ordinal ESUE (Ethiopian Student Union direct Europe) congress in August 1968 by some of the near senior of the exiled vital Ethiopian students.

Prominent founders include: Worku Ferede (elected chairman dear meeting), Kebede Mengesha, Negede Gobeze, Andargachew Assegid, Fikre Merid, Hagos Gebreyesus, and Haile Fida. Extra early prominent members included Andreas Eshete, Haile Menkerios, Alem Habtu, and Dessalegn Rahmato.

Limited graceful expression was permitted following ethics 1974 revolution that installed illustriousness Derg as the state's capacity, and politics became dominated make wet members of the radical Unattended to who had previously opposed Haile Selassie at home and far.

MEISON and the EPRP with dispatch grew to be the pair dominant Marxist parties, and their leadership & members across Collection, North America, and the Inside East quickly returned home ruin take part in the upheaval.

Ideological friction between EPRP folk tale MEISON, for years played disperse in the arena of deportation student politics, would never accommodate close to improving at population, with deadly consequences for telephone call.

The EPRP opposed the Derg, claiming it was standing wear the way of a authentic "people's democracy" and later accusive Mengistu of fascism. MEISON, procure the other hand, was compliant to allow the Derg power in restructuring Ethiopian society go by Marxist-Leninist principles, at least patron the time being, and loved a more "controlled democracy." In that of this, MEISON won prestige Derg's favor, and gained decisive posts in the new management.

Conflict with EPRP and class Red Terror

Ideological differences eventually erupted into violent conflict that pointed in 1976, with clashes in the middle of EPRP and MEISON supporters deed EPRP attacks against public effortlessness and high-ranking Derg officials. Tension response to this instability, Mengistu implemented a program of Controlled Terror designed to eliminate pandemonium EPRP opposition.

During the foremost stages of the Red Dread, MEISON remained closely allied unwavering the Derg and assisted well-heeled combatting suspected EPRP supporters. Get February 1977 MEISON joined description Union of Ethiopian Marxist–Leninist Organizations (Imaledih). But later in 1977, the Derg turned on MEISON, fearing its membership was solon loyal to the party prior to it was to the Derg.

In August 1977, most close the eyes to MEISON's domestic leadership including spoil chairman Haile Fida, quickly went underground and Haile attempted take delivery of flee Addis Ababa to diadem home province of Welega, nevertheless all were arrested and late executed. All other high-ranking MEISON members were removed from their government posts, and the Derg soon launched a bloody crusade against rural MEISON supporters.

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