Workers' Party of Ethiopia
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Workers' Party of Ethiopia የኢትዮጵያ ሠራተኞች ፓርቲ | |
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The Workers' Party of Ethiopia (
COPWE
In 1974, the
In December 1979, Mengistu formed the
Mengistu's earlier calls for ideological purity and "committed communists" soon became a simple façade for the Derg's efforts to eliminate its political opponents regardless of actual beliefs. Loyalty to the Derg was preferred over dedication to
Formation
The Workers' Party of Ethiopia (WPE) was finally established on 12 September 1984, to mark the tenth anniversary of the revolution in which the Derg came to power, replacing the COPWE which was dissolved. Mengistu became the party leader under the title
The adoption of the 1987 Constitution of Ethiopia established the WPE as the official ruling party of Ethiopia, dissolving the Derg and renamed the country the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The WPE's position as "formulator of the country's development process and the leading force of the state and in society" was enshrined into law by the 1987 constitution, and as in most communist countries, the constitution gave the party more political power than the government itself, with local party leaders given almost free rein provided their policies did not conflict with the party's Central Committee.
Demise
By the time the WPE came to power in the late-1980s, Ethiopia had been ravaged by
See also
References
- ^ "Ethiopia - Socialist Ethiopia (1974–91) | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ Monitor, Ethiopian (23 August 2022). "NEBE Rejects Party Registration Request under 'Ethiopian Workers Party'". Ethiopian Monitor. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ Action Programme of the Common Front of Ethiopian Marxist-Leninist Organizations. Voice of Unity. 1977.