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THE ROAD TO DEMOCRACY (1991-95)
After the war of liberation Ethiopia showed zeal and determination to rebuild the country.
In July 1991 a transitional charter was en-
dorsed, which gave the EPRDF-dominated le-
gislature a four-year, interim rule under the ex-
ecutive of the TPLF leader, Meles Zenawi. First
and foremost, Mengistu's failed socialist
policies were abandoned, and de facto inde-
pendence was granted to Eritrea.
In August 1995 the Federal Democratic Re-
public of Ethiopia was proclaimed, a series of elections followed, and the constitution of
the second republic was inaugurated. Meles Zenawi formed a new government.
Aidan Hartley's
The Zanzibar Chest
recalls his
days as a foreign correspondent throughout Africa
and includes chapters on the last days of the Derg.
It's one of the most powerful and wonderfully craf-
ted books you could hope to read.
