National Day of Eritrea.(Opinion & Editorial)

From: Manila Bulletin | Date: May 24, 2005 | Copyright information

ERITREANS celebrate their national sovereignty today, commemorating the countrys 1993 declaration of independence from Ethiopia after waging Africas longestever civil war. Led first by the Eritrean Liberation Movement (LEF), then by the ELF breakaway group, the Eritrean Peoples Liberation Front (EPLF), the 30-year struggle ended with a referendum on independence in which some 1.1 million Eritreans voted for freedom from Ethiopian rule.

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