Amhara Democratic Party Explained

Amhara Democratic Party
Native Name:አማራ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ፓርቲ
Abbreviation:ADP
አዴፓ
Leader1 Title:Chairman
Leader1 Name:Demeke Mekonnen
Leader2 Title:Deputy Chairman
Leader2 Name:Ambachew Mekonnen
Leader3 Title:Head Officer
Leader3 Name:Yohannes Buayalew
Split:Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party
Foundation:1982
Dissolution:1 December 2019
Successor:Prosperity Party[1]
Headquarters:Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
National:Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
Country:Ethiopia

The Amhara Democratic Party (ADP) (Amharic: አማራ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ፓርቲ|translit=āmara dēmokirasīyawī paritī), originally known as Amhara National Democratic Movement (ANDM), was a political party in Ethiopia. The party was one of four members of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) that ruled Ethiopia at the time. In 2012, the party chairman was Demeke Mekonnen, who replaced Addisu Legesse in 2010.[2] In November 2019, prime minister Abiy Ahmed, holding the role of EPRDF chair, unified the constituent parties of the coalition into a new party called Prosperity Party.[3]

History

The Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement (EPDM), the precursor of ANDM, was founded by former members of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party (EPRP) and supported by the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF).[4] It was originally based in Waghimra in Wollo Province, and waged an armed struggle against the Derg in that area starting in 1982. EPDM convened its first organizational conference in Jerba Yohannes, Waghimra, in November 1983. During the Ethiopian Civil War, its military headquarters were located in a cave in Melfa (Dogu'a Tembien). In 1988, EPDM and its long-time ally TPLF united to form the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPDRF).[4] At its third organizational conference in 1994, the EPDM changed its name to Amhara National Democratic Movement (ANDM), marking its transition from a pan-Ethiopian movement to an ethnic nationalist party.[4] In the May 2010 Regional State Council elections, the ANDM won all 294 seats in the Amhara Region.[5]

On its annual conference on 30 September 2018, Amhara National Democratic Movement changed its title to Amhara Democratic Party.[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://addisstandard.com/exclusive-third-day-eprdf-ec-discussing-prosperity-party-regulation-find-the-draft-copy-obtained-by-as/ Exclusive: Third day EPRDF EC discussing “Prosperity Party” Regulation. Find the draft copy obtained by AS
  2. News: Who is Demeke Mekonnen?. 4 April 2018. Capital Ethiopia. 24 December 2012. 14 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181214075333/http://capitalethiopia.com/2012/09/24/who-is-demeke-mekonnen/. dead.
  3. https://addisstandard.com/exclusive-third-day-eprdf-ec-discussing-prosperity-party-regulation-find-the-draft-copy-obtained-by-as/ Exclusive: Third day EPRDF EC discussing “Prosperity Party” Regulation. Find the draft copy obtained by AS
  4. Web site: Ethnicity and Power in Ethiopia . Vaughan, Sarah . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110813043308/http://www.ihasa.org/documents/special-reports/ethnicity-in-ethiopia.pdf . August 13, 2011 .
  5. http://africanelections.tripod.com/et_2010state.html African Elections Database
  6. Web site: Amhara Democratic Party is the new name for ANDM . www.borkena.com. 30 September 2018 .