The following is a short list of the Ethiopian Review “2009 Person of the Year.” The choice will be made from among these five individuals on December 31.
Listed in alphabetical order:
Ali Abdu, Ministry of Information, Eritrea, for giving voice to the voiceless people of Ethiopia
Andargachew Tsige, Secretary General, Ginbot 7, for having the courage to leave his comfortable home in Europe and join Ethiopian freedom fighters in the desert, while his 80-year-old father is held hostage in Ethiopia by the tribal junta
Birtukan Mideksa, Chairperson, UDJ, for having the courage to stand on principle, and leading by example
Isaias Afwerki, President, Eritrea, for standing with the people of Ethiopia while the international community continues to ignore their plight and the West collaborates with the genocidal regime
Sileshi Tilahun, U.K. Representatives, EPPF, for helping remove some chronic obstacles in the armed resistance group and contributing to its emergence as a viable political organization; also for playing a major role in the ongoing constructive dialogue between Ethiopians and Eritreans
The person who will be chosen as “Person of the Year” is believed to have contributed the most to the betterment of Ethiopia during the past 12 months.
130 thoughts on “Short list of Ethiopian Review’s “Person of the Year””
1. BirtukanMideksa
2. Andargachew Tsige
Hi Elias ,
We all know how much Isaias have done , and continue to do.
But he won 2008 .
We also like Ali for giving us voice .
But could not make it this year. ( we Have better choice )
We appreciate Elias & Sileshi for breaking the propaganda that kept us hostage to Weyane .
But I know you well !!! You are too modest to choose yourself.
The same goes for Sileshi .
I believe We Ethiopians should choose both Patriots
Birtukan and Andargachew !
Why ? … Because of her defiance to take it to their face , and
also his defiance to join EPPF to BREAK woyane .
Birtukan and Andargachew !
1. Birtukan Mideksa
2. Andargachew Tsige
3. Sileshi Tilahun
Birtukan Mideksa! no contest.
I did not know an 80 year old father of Andeargachew Tsige is in jail. Something wrong with this propoganda?
Hello ER,
what happened about Elias Kifle? Not only he can make it the top five but the top two and ultimately the winner of the person of the year. I said why I thought he should be #1 by earlier general nomination.
But now I say Andargachew Tsige should be the person of the year. His win will encourage patriots of Ethiopians all over the world.
wey gud
As an Eritrean I know that President Isaias and information Minister Ali Abdu had contributed huge help to Ethiopian freedom fighters, however, they will not have done it without the good well of Ethiopians. If Ethiopians had continue to believe the brutal junta woyane than the Eritreans, then EPPF or TPDM would have not existed and woyane wouldn’t have felt threaten by Ethipians .
Mr. Sileshi, commander Meazaw, and Mr. Andergacher are all good choices. Brtukan is hereon but she is too naïve to go back to Ethiopia, which is perplexing motive. It would have been a huge blow to woyane if she had join EPPF instead of spending her time in prison. It is no double that she stood with here principal but it is my personal believe that she failed to contribute to the good fight what the young Ethiopians are fighting for; to liberate Ethiopia from this tribal junta. Thus, my first vote goes to Mr. Sileshi. My second vote goes to Mr. Andergatchew.
Yes there are many Ethiopian intellectuals, but most of them spend their time talking on the internet or in new paper than doing any good for the poor people back home. If I have to give my vote I would have given to all the forces that are fight the tribal junta woyane.
The Vote of Ethiopians at home would be:
1) Andargachew Tsige
2) Birtukan Mideksa
3) Sileshi Tilahun
4) Isayas Afework
5) Ali Abdo
1 Judge Bertukan
2 Judge Bertukan
3 Ato Andargatchew
4 Ato Obang
Andargachew Tsige!!
why don`t we choose members ONLF?
they are the ones that fight against Woyane, Junta In Ethiopia
Adm Mohamed Omar Osman and Abdourahman Mahdi Should be on List
1. Birtukan
2. Andargachew and Dr. Berhanu
3. Obang Matho
4. Prof. Almariam
5. Sileshi
6. Pres. Isaias and Abdu
1,Sileshi
2,Andargachew Tsige
3,Esias
4,Ali Abdu
I think Ethiomedia is trying to influence the voting in here by already anneouncing Birtukan MedeQsa as person of the year. I do not mind if she becomes person of the year here too, but this anneouncement should not have any impact on the nominating metod u guys is using.
I for one vot on Ali Abdu for giving a voice to the voicless simply for making Eritrean tv weyane´s nightmare
1. Birtukan
2. Andargachew
1. Ali Abdo
2. Isaias Afeworki
3. Sileshi Tilahun, Andargachew Tsige, and Birtukan Midekssa.
4. Elias Kifle
Birtukan.
She is the courage of our time.
Elias Kifle for his hard work is my ethiopian person of the year for 2009.
1. Birtukan Mideksa
2. Andargachew Tsige
3. N/A
4. N/A
5. N/A
1. Sileshi Tilahun
2. Sileshi Tilahun
3. Sileshi Tilahun
4. Sileshi Tilahun
ali abdu. thank you
Berukan Mideksa
sileshi and ESAIS AFEWERKI
MY CHOISE FOR PERSON 2009 ARE ISAIAS AFWERKI AND SILESHI TIAHUN
1-seleshi tilahun
2- Biryukan Midikssa
Ethiopian person of the year for 2009 could only be one person,
Judge Bertukan mediksa,
Ewunetu Bogale
To me no one can compet with Birtukan M.
I belive all were great in 2009. But there is only one spot. So I vote for Birtukan. She will complete the unanimous voice of All Ethiopian Democratic sites. The ER will make that too. Alreday Ethiomedia, Abbaymedia, Ethioforum have choosen Birtukan as person of the year. ER for sure will agree with that.
Then I vote for Andargachew.
Sileshi, Pres. Isias and Minister Abdu follows.