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SOME NAMES ASSOCIATED WITH MENKAE

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SOME NAMES ASSOCIATED WITH MENKAE The names and information collected are not certain. Several persons have given specified knowledge.Menkae killed named by Meharenna Hadgu (from his video narration Contributed by Adia Kidane 3 December 2007

  1. Mussie Tesfankiel (Stina degle)

  2. Yohannes Sebhatu (Gurae)

  3. Russom pharmacist (? not known)

  4. Afeworki Teklu (Atekelezan, Anseba)

  5. Tareke Yehedego (Himbirti)

  6. Habteselasie Gebremedhin (?)

  7. Aberash (?)

  8. Dehab Tesfatsion (Gurae)

  9. Tewelde Eyob, merihinet zenebere (?)

  10. Berhe Mesih (possible mendefera)

  11. Gebreamlak Isak (Mai ChaEda)

  12. Michael wedi haketay (HImbirti)

  13. Goitom Berhe, SerE(Akeleguzay)

  14. Alem Abraha, (Akele Guzai)

  15. Habte (?)

  16. Aba Samuel (?)

  17. Teklemariam Rashaida (wedi keshi gebremeskel) (?)

  18. Petros Kahsay, student from N. America

  19. Girmay Bahri, Asmara university student, (?)

  20. Amare Tekumurach (Digsa)

  21. Araya Semere, (?)

  22. Abraha Seyoum, (StinA Degle)

  23. Haile Ameso, wedi ameso (Ala)

  24. Estifanos (?)

  25. Debessai Gebremichael, Mendefera (university student)

And many others were greatly affected by the crackdown on the "Menkae movement"(others were jailed, tortured, fled, etc..).

Other sources Tedros Hagos (Segeneiti

Mikel Pharmacist (B), became mentally unstable and was in the pharmacy section in meda)

Killed before menka Meles Gebremariam Beaten – Temesgen wedi Shambel Stifanos from Massawa, tortured and implicated Meles, three unnamed ones he witnessed being killed.

Tewelde Tesfamariam, joined from Hamburg 1972, killed as spy.

Teklai Aden 1981 [EPLF an inside story] Some of the leading elements of the group (sometimes known as Menka.) who were killed by Essayas and henchmen included:

1)Yohannes Sebhatu; 2)Dr Russom; 3)Tareke Yehdego; 4)Mussie Tesfamicheel; 5)Afeworki Teklu; 6) Habte-Selassie; 7)Aberash Melkie; 8) Dehab T/Tsion 9) Habte Kidane (gorrilla), and 10) Debessai Ghebre-Selassie

Let's remember the first EPLF women fighters

Prisoners Death Records [1970s-1980s]