Following the announcement of Meles Zenawi’s death this morning, the state-controlled ETV reported that Hailemariam Dessalegn has been appointed as acting prime minister of Ethiopia, confirming Ethiopian review’s breaking news Saturday, August 18.
The ruling TPLF junta reached an agreement on Hailemariam’s appointment early last week at the urging of Gen. Carter F. Ham, head of the U.S. Africa Command (Africom).
On Monday, Africom issued a statement denying Ethiopian Review’s report.
The TPLF junta was ready to announce Meles’s death on Friday, but decided to postpone it until this morning because of the anticipated massive protest rally by Ethiopian Muslims on the Eid al-Fitr holiday, Sunday.
The TPLF junta is currently being led by Seyoum Mesfin. Hailemariam will be a figurehead prime minister, the same as Girma Woldegiorgis is a fake president. The real power will be controlled by Seyoum Mesfin, who is currently chairing the TPLF, according to Ethiopian Review Intelligence Unit sources.
Today is a day of joy for most Ethiopians and all freedom loving people around the world. The ruling Woyanne tribal junta has finally admitted this morning that Meles Zenawi, the genocidal tyrant who has been terrorizing the people of Ethiopia for the past 4 decades, is dead.
The state-controlled ETV reported that Meles Zenawi has died yesterday, but the fact is that he died in the early morning of Sunday, July 15, as first announced by the Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC).
Meles suddenly disappeared from the public view 61 days ago on June 20. On July 11, he went into a coma and was flown to Belgium, according to an eyewitness who is working for Ethiopian Airlines. After the doctors at St. Luc Hospital tried to revive him for the next 4 days, he took his last breath on July 15.
The state-controlled Ethiopian Television (ETV) has reported that Ethiopia’s dictator Meles Zenawi has died at the age of 57.
After announcing Meles Zenawi’s death, the ETV started showing various photos of the dictator with music on the bacground.
The TPLF junta has been claiming that Meles was recovering for a minor illness and that he would return to his job before September 11, Ethiopian New Year. However, multiple sources have been informing Ethiopian Review and other media that Meles has died several weeks ago. Finally, the regime has admitted this morning (Ethiopian local time) that he is dead.
Obviously, it has been a while since Meles has died. It took this long for the ruling TPLF junta to announce his death because they couldn’t agree on his replacement.
Toward the end of last week, as reported by Ethiopian Review, the U.S. Africa Command led by Gen. Carter F. Ham persuaded the minority tribal junta to appoint Hailemariam Dessalegn as acting prime minister.
According to EMF, the suspected killer of an Ethiopian couple in Dallas was caught with a hit list, 15 guns and $20,000 before an Ethiopian woman in Colorado helped police to arrest him Saturday night.
(DALLAS MORNING NEWS) — Late last night we learned that Abey Girma, the fugitive suspected of gunning down a Lower Greenville husband and wife on their front porch, had been arrested in Colorado.
Now we know how that went down, and it looks like police can thank an alert news reader at tight-knit Ethiopian church.
Short background: Police believe Girma, a customer at Yared Lemma and Yenni Desta’s Ethiopian restaurant, felt disrespected by the couple for some reason Wednesday night. So he allegedly followed them home and shot them to death, then forced a coworker to help him flee the state.
The next day in Aurora, Colo., a woman worshiping at St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Church spots a strange man hanging around. According to Aurora police, he calls himself Abey.
Abey asks the woman for her phone number, police say. She refuses.
The next day the woman sees Girma at the church again. And that night, police say, he comes knocking at her door and window. She doesn’t answer.
Now, the Ethiopians in Aurora are well aware of the Dallas slaying. It’s big news in a small community. So the woman does some some Googling, find’s Girma’s mugshot and immediately recognizes him as her stalker.
She calls police right away, and about an hour later officers find his vehicle in the church parking lot. He’s arrested at a traffic stop without incident, and is now reportedly awaiting extradition to Dallas.
The United States Africa Command has issued the following brief statement denying Ethiopian Review’s report that it is pressuring the ruling TPLF junta in Ethiopia to appoint Dessaelgn Hailemariam as a replacement to the disappeared dictator Meles Zenawi:
STUTTGART, Germany, Aug 20, 2012 — Allegations that General Carter F. Ham, Commander of United States Africa Command, influenced Ethiopian politics in any way are false. The mission of U.S. Africa Command is to work with African nations to strengthen their defense capabilities in order to deter and defeat transnational threats and to provide a security environment conducive to good governance and development. Command leaders and staff members do not meddle in the domestic affairs of African nations.
– U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs
Ethiopian Review stands by its report. The truth will come out sooner or later and we will see who is making false claims. The fact that Africom is training the TPLF regime’s special forces itself is meddling in Ethiopian politics, knowing full-well that the army in Ethiopia is under complete control of the ruling minority junta. Also, instead of issuing a brief statement, Gen. Ham is well-advised to present himself to the independent Ethiopian media and answer questions regarding Africom’s involvement in Ethiopia, and particularly its military assistance to Meles Zenawi’s genocidal regime. By supporting the corrupt, brutal dictatorship in Ethiopia, the Pentagon and Africom are doing a disservice to the long-term interest of both the United States and Ethiopia.
CAPTION: A U.S. officer mentors Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) TPLF officers in Tolay, Ethiopia, July 2009. The program is part of a 12-week course coordinated by soldiers with CJTF-HOA to assist Ethiopian TPLF NCOs in becoming sergeants major. Sergeants Major from U.S. Army Africa and U.S. Africa Command also participated as mentors in this program.
Now we know how that went down, and it looks like police can thank an alert news reader at tight-knit Ethiopian church.
The United States Africa Command has issued the following brief statement denying Ethiopian Review’s report that it is pressuring the ruling TPLF junta in Ethiopia to appoint Dessaelgn Hailemariam as a replacement to the disappeared dictator Meles Zenawi: