Isaias Afwerki
Isaias Afwerki (Tigrinya: Isaias Afwerki (Tigrinya: ኢሳይያስ ኣፍወርቂ; born February 2, 1946) is an Eritrean politician. Isaias became the first (and only) President of Eritrea in 1993.
Isaias Afwerki | |
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President of Eritrea | |
Assumed office 27 April 1991 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
President of the National Assembly | |
Assumed office 24 May 1993 | |
Preceded by | Tedla Bairu |
Leader of the People's Front for Democracy and Justice | |
Assumed office 15 June 1994 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Leader of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front | |
In office 4 October 1978 – 15 June 1994 | |
Preceded by | Romodan Mohammed Nur |
Succeeded by | Sebhat Ephrem |
Personal details | |
Born | Asmara, Eritrea | 2 February 1946
Political party | People's Front for Democracy and Justice |
Spouse(s) | Saba Haile[1] |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Addis Ababa University |
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References
change- ↑ "Isaias Afwerki's Biography". News. 12 February 2010.
Other websites
changeMedia related to Isaias Afwerki at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of the Ministry of Information of Eritrea
- Current and update on Eritrea
- Isaias Afewerki's Biography With Rare Photos of His early Childhood
- New Internationalist feature on Isaias Afewerki
- Afewerki is a longtime fixture on Parade Magazine's annual list "The World's Worst Dictators"