Looking Back and Reaching Forward: Prospects for Democracy in Ethiopia : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Africa of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, Second Session, September 17, 1992, Volume 4 |
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Addis Ababa administrative Afar Africa African American Amhara People's Organization areas army ASEFA Asmara assistance AVAILABLE NOT AVAILABLE Chairman Charter COHEN commitment conflict CONGRE CONGRESS THE LIBRARY Council of Representatives created democratization process DYMALLY economic election committees elections in Ethiopia electoral process EPLF EPRDF EPRDF forces EPRDF troops Eritrean Ethio Ethiopian Medhin Democratic ethnic groups going government in Ethiopia GURAGE hearing hope human rights international community International Observer Group intimidation issue June elections kebele leadership Letta LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Lyons McDonald Medhin Democratic Party Meles Zenawi Mengistu Haile Mariam military movement National Conference national elections Nekemte neutral offices OLF supporters OPDO Oromia Oromo Liberation Front Oromo region participation PAYNE peace People's Liberation Front problems referendum regional elections registration RESS Revolutionary Democratic Front Secretary self-determination SIDAMA Somalia statement Steve McDonald Subcommittee Thank Tigray Tigrean tion TPLF transitional government voter voting Wolde ቤት
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Page 38 - In contrast, if in multinational polities the first elections are regional, we believe that there will be strong incentives for political contestation to focus on antistate ethnic issues and that the day after the regional elections the legitimacy of the state will be weaker.
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Page 14 - Institute (AAI) statement on the elections, "in very few places were there competitive, multiparty elections" and the elections "fell considerably short of [the] objective ... to empower through the vote all of Ethiopia's nationalities within a new pluralistic system."17 In response to the AAI statement, President Mêles acknowledged "that the election process was flawed in many ways" but represented "an important first step towards establishing a democratic political process in Ethiopia.
Page 4 - US assistance to Ethiopia is dependent upon progress in democracy and human rights. We continue to closely monitor progress in these two areas and design our programs so as to promote democracy and privatization of the economy.
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Page 31 - Testimony before the House Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs hearing 'Looking Back and Reaching Forward: Prospects for Democracy in Ethiopia', September 17 1992.
Page 96 - ... in such a manner that they will be in a position to continue to discharge their responsibilities as defense force of the country.