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Resoum Kidane
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This timely paper by Resoum Kidane, an EPLF veteran, sets out the factors prompting the flow of Eritrean migrants to Ethiopia the effects of war and the deliberate policy of dismantling the Eritrean economy by successive Ethiopian regimes; it also explores the contribution of these migrants to the development of the Ethiopian economy. Against this backcloth of historical context, the author challenges both the Ethiopian regime and the international community to address the issues of the injustice and, arguably, illegality of the deportations.
Thanks Resoum Kidane for remembering the intelligent and carismatic fighter: my cousin, PeTros Yohannes Adgoy. I heard about his death in Kassala from a member of the Plf who said, "they said he fell from a car but nobody belives them! I also asked Dr Tadesse (via telephone) who thinks the same: added that when he went to Eritrea he asked Ghirma Asmerom: "By the way, how did you kill him" to which Ghirma answered"ኣፍካ ሓዝ:: Petros was the editor of USUA's (AA) newspaper "The struggle
Source facebook from Ghirmay Cazanchis @ Resoum Kidane - Growing up in Addis Ababa, I remember Mr. Gilamichael Bahta. He was one of the best attorneys in the Empire. He had an office near the Ministry of Information (Radio Station) near Abune Petros monument. My dad used to tell me how Emperor Haile Selassie appointed him to be Attorney for Dejazmatch Haile Selassie Gugsa (who was the son in law of the Emperor himself, married to princess zenebework) who defected to the Italians during the Second Italo Abyssinian war. Mr. Gilamichael Bahta argued so brilliantly even the Emperor regretted appointing him as attorney for his son in law, as a result he was forced to give him a lighter sentence of (Gezot in the town of Fitche) instead of the death penalty which was mandatory punishment for treason and desertion during war. Haile Selassie Gugsa lived to see the downfall of Emperor Haile Selassie and was released by the Derg in 1974. Oh boy there were some brilliant Eritreans in those days. How did a nation which produced such high caliber people like Lorenzo Taezaz (a diplomat par excellence), Gilamichael Bahta (a brilliant lawyer) , Aman Andom (a heroic general and head of state) Zeray Deres (another hero who struck on the white colonialists in their very own homeland) Moges Asgodom and Abrham Debotch (the first city guerrillas and anti colonial heroes) etc., we can name many many more, be reduced to such a pitiful state in the hands of the next generation of Ghedli. ወድ ሓዊስ ሓሙኽሽቲ ዝበሃል ሓቂ እዩ :: Would their come a day when we will be able to replicate our heroic fathers again or are we lost for good. Help me to understand this phenomenon my dear friends. Why did we relentlessly work towards our own demise? When we started GHEDLI we also initiated a self destruct sequence on ourselves, our own society, our own history and identity ... what a pity !!! Alexander B. Yitbarek Negash Gebreigziabher
Ghirmay Cazanchis @ Resoum Kidane - Unfortunately I do not have any documents or picture. But let me tell you how he argued the case of Dejazmach Haile Selassie Gugsa as told to me by my father. When Emperor Haile Selassie convinced the British to hand him over Haile Selassie Gubsa who was at that time living in exile in Seychelles, the British gave him one condition and that was "Haile Selassie Gubsa" would get a fair trial and his day at court and would not be punished without due process of law. That is why Emperor Haile Selassie appointed one of the top notch Attorney's at that time i.e. Gilamichael Bahta. During the process of the trial at the high court of Ethiopia (ከፍተኛ ፍርድ ቤት) when asked if his client was guilty ... he went outright and pleaded guilty. The Emperor and all who were following the trial was surprised why Gilamichael Admited guilt without arguing. Because the charge he was admitting guilt for entailed the death penalty. The prosecutor lined up their witnesses (material and human) but Gilamichael never contested any of them, neither did he cross examine the witnesses. So it was straight sailing to the gallows for the prosecutor. When the High Court Judge sentenced Haile Selassie Gubsa to death by hanging, Gilamichael appealed the sentence. Everyone was baffled and even Emperor Haile Selassie and his advisers were all baffled by the actions of Gilamichael. Since he has not presented any counter argument so far it was baffling indeed. The next step was Haile Selassie Gubsa to come in front of the Emperor (ዙፋን ችሎት). Everyone including the king thought it was a slam dunk case. But when the day came for the Emperor to give verdict whether the death penalty by the High court was to be carried, The great advocate Gilamichael stood up and spoke his argument which he was holding so far under his sleeve. He said to the Emperor "On the 5th of May, 1941 when you our victorious emperor entered triumphantly to your capital Addis Ababa, you made a speech and in your speech granted amnesty to all who sided with the Italians including soldiers of the Italian army by saying "እኔንና አገርህን ከድተህ ፥ ከጠላት ጋር የተባበርክ በሙሉ ምሕረት አድርጌልሃለሁ ፤ ስለዚህ ግባ ፤ የበደልከውን ሕዝብህንና አገርህን ካስ ። የጣሊያን ወታደሮች ሆናችሁ የመጣችሁም በሙሉ ፤ ምሕረት አድርጌላችሁዋለሁ ፤ ኢትዮጵያን ለማሰልጠንና ለማነጽ ኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ መኖር የምትፈልጉ ከሆነ ምሕረት ተደርጎላችሁዋል ፤ በማለት ለሁሉም ምሕረት ስለሰጡ ፥ ይህም ግለሰብ ምንም እንክዋን ከንጉሳዊ ቤተሰብ ቢሆንም ፤ እንደማንኛውም ኢትዮጵያዊ የምሕረት አዋጁ ይመለከተዋል ። ስለዚህ የንጉስ ቃል እና የእግዚአብሄር ቃል ለሁሉም የማያዳላ ስለሆነ ፥ ይህ ግለሰብም በምሕረት አዋጁ መሰረት ነጻ ሊለቀቅ ይገባዋል " Thus emperor Haile Selassie was caught off guard and grumbled and commuted the sentence to "ግዞት". That argument which Gilamichael saved till the last minute and sprung up at Emperor Haile Selassie was a touch of genius. If he had raised it up earlier during the high court proceedings, they would have found a way to preempt it and circumvent around it or maybe poison Dejazmach Haile Selassie Gubsa while he was in prison. But this decision was made in front of the whole world and it became irreversible. For that Emperor Haile Selassie even though he angrily stormed out of the ዙፋን ችሎት after commuting the sentence nevertheless at a later date commended for the smart way that Gilamichael argued the case of Dejazmach Haile Selassie Gubsa. Negash Gebreigziabher Alexander B. Yitbarek Yoel Alem. (I did not quote Gilamichael word to word, but that was more or else his words at the time).
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Researched and compiled by Resoum Kidane 22-5-2019
After the Eritrean rebels launched offensive against the Ethiopian force in February and March, 1975, the Eritrean struggle gained international coverage. Additionally the Eritrea struggle gained more international coverage when the Ethiopian government intensified its revenge by carrying out barbaric atrocities in the capital city, Asmara and other villages. In protest at these atrocities the EFLNA members in many cities organized demonstrations to condemn the Ethiopian army and conducted teach-ins in many cities to raise awareness of the just struggle of the Eritrean people for independence.
This timely paper by Resoum Kidane, an EPLF veteran, sets out the factors prompting the flow of Eritrean migrants to Ethiopia the effects of war and the deliberate policy of dismantling the Eritrean economy by successive Ethiopian regimes; it also explores the contribution of these migrants to the development of the Ethiopian economy. Against this backcloth of historical context, the author challenges both the Ethiopian regime and the international community to address the issues of the injustice and, arguably, illegality of the deportations.
Jelal is a multi-faceted intellectual. You can discuss with him on any subject, including religion. Besides the Koran, he knows the Bible by heart. He often argues with believers and challenges them to read verse X or Y and at times, they get the surprise of their life. When you discuss with him about the Bible, you realize that those who are quick to criticize the Koran, need to read the Bible properly, as well. Thanks to him, I have read the Bible and have a copy of it. He has a collection of rare pictures and books on Eritrea. Unlike many others, who keep the pictures to themselves or are quick enough to sign them before release, he shares his collection freely. I have shared many of those pictures and historical documents with the public. Resoum Kidane has also shared many of those pictures. Many of his pictures are also posted at Jeberti.com. Some of his rare collections include the Italian book, ‘Who is Who in Eritrea 1952’ and an unpublished book by Sir Kennedy Travaskis, ‘The Deluge: A personal view of the end of Empire ‘. His friendship has broadened my knowledge about Eritrea and the world. It is not only about books and pictures; his musical library is rich with old and contemporary music from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan and Italy.