Ginbot 7

Ginbot 7 (Amharic: ግንቦት 7) is an Ethiopian opposition political organization, founded in 2008 by Andargachew Tsige and Berhanu Nega.

Ginbot 7
ግንቦት 7
LeaderBerhanu Nega
ChairpersonBerhanu Nega
General SecretaryAndargachew Tsige
FounderAndargachew Tsige
Berhanu Nega
Founded2008
Merged intoGinbot 7 Movement for Justice Freedom and Democracy
HeadquartersEthiopia
Eritrea
IdeologyCivic nationalism
Ethiopian nationalism
  • Politics of Ethiopia
  • Political parties
  • Elections

According to their mission statement, Ginbot 7's goal is "the realization of a national political system in which government power and political authority is assumed through peaceful and democratic process based on the free will and choice of citizens of the country." According to the US State Department Human Rights report of 2011, Ginbot 7 "espouses violent overthrow of the (Ethiopian) government". According to The New Yorker in 2014, Ginbot 7 are "an exiled pro-democracy party that the Ethiopian government labelled a terrorist group in 2011, under a vague and widely condemned proclamation."

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