Habte Wolde Explained

Habte Wolde
Native Name:ሀብቴ ወልዴ
Native Name Lang:am
Birth Place:Gondar, Ethiopia
Allegiance: Fano
Serviceyears:2018–present
Commands:North Gondar Command
Battles:Tigray War
War in Amhara

Habte Wolde (Amharic: ሀብቴ ወልዴ) is an Ethiopian militant commander who leads the North Gondar Command. Since 2023, he is partaking in the War in Amhara fighting against the government force.

Life and career

Habte Wolde was born and raised in Gondar. Although he has no involved in any political groups and armed struggle movements during the early reforms of Abiy Ahmed, he did participated in Fano youth movements in Amhara region to end the persecution of Amhara people.[1] [2]

After 2019–2020, Habte joined the Fano movement, asserting the persecution of Amhara would end by armed response. When the Tigray war broke out, he fought alongside Fano militant in various fronts, supporting the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) force. As Habte's group was successful in collecting weapons and professional combating, the government targeted Habte and the war in Amhara broke out. Since 2023, Habte leads the North Gondar Command and, as of 2024, his battalion said to have been increased significantly.

References

  1. Web site: AAA-admin . 2024-08-06 . BBC Amharic - Who Are the Leaders of the Fano Groups Operating in Amhara Region? . 2024-11-15 . Amhara Association o . en.
  2. Web site: 2024-08-05 . በአማራ ክልል የሚንቀሳቀሱት የፋኖ ቡድኖች መሪዎች እነማን ናቸው? . 2024-11-15 . BBC News አማርኛ . am.