Tigrayan nationalism

Tigrayan nationalism is an ethnic nationalism seeking marginalization and independence of the Tigrayan people from Ethiopia.[1] It was traced by during post-invasion of Ethiopian Empire by Kingdom of Italy in early 1940s, in response to perceived imperial Amhara dominance.[2] It was furtherly propagated during the EPRDF coalition regime who was dominated by ethnic nationalist party TPLF since 1990s, ruling Ethiopia for 27 years until they were ousted from power by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in 2018.[3]

References
  1. "The Emergence and Transformation of Tigrayan Nationalism". aigaforum.com. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  2. Sorenson, John (1992). "History and Identity in the Horn of Africa". Dialectical Anthropology. 17 (3): 227–252. doi:10.1007/BF00243364. ISSN 0304-4092. JSTOR 29790508. S2CID 144607841.
  3. "A Very Ethiopian Tragedy: Tigray, the TPLF, and Cyclical History". Georgetown Journal of International Affairs. 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
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