Yemane Niguse
Ethiopian politician
About Yemane Niguse
Lived 1980 – 2021 (aged 40–41).
Yemane Niguse (Amharic: የማነ ንጉሴ; 1980s – 20 February 2021) was an Ethiopian politician who co-founded the Fenkil Tigray Movement.
Early life Niguse was born in Hewane, a small town in the Tigray Region in Ethiopia.
In July 2020, four months prior to the start of the Tigray War, as leader of the Fenkil Movement, Yemane criticised the TPLF for what he said was the recruitment of Tigrayan youths into military training on false pretences. According to Yemane, the youths were given promises of land that were not fulfilled, and the TPLF claimed that the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and the Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) were planning to attack Tigray Region. The TPLF claimed that the Fenkil Movement was supported by the government of Eritrea.
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Who was Yemane Niguse?
Ethiopian politician
When was Yemane Niguse born?
Yemane Niguse was born in 1980 in Derg, Tigray Region.
When did Yemane Niguse die?
Yemane Niguse died on 20 February 2021.
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