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Eritrea and Ethiopia: the federal experience 1997 (English)Book (Other academic)

Abstract [en]

This book examines the rise and fall of the Ethio-Eritrean federation which existed from 1952 to 1962. The author argues that the federation was abolished by Eritrean social and political forces rather than by Ethiopia. The UN imposed federation and its constitution was doomed to fail, as these were foreign to Eritrean and Ethiopian conceptions of power.

... a book on a subject on which very little authentic material is otherwise available. [...] On the whole, the book is extremely well written with remarkable clarity of language. (Africa Quarterly, No. 1/1998.)

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages

Uppsala: Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, 1997. , p. 234

Keywords [en]

Ethiopia, Eritrea, East Africa, National liberation movements, Political parties, Political power, State, Civil war

National Category

Political Science History

Identifiers

URN: urn:nbn:se:nai:diva-266ISBN: 9171064060 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:nai-266DiVA, id: diva2:272775

Note

Contents: Preface -- 1. Introduction – 2. Eritrean political parties on the eve of the UN resolution -- 3. The Eritreo-Ethiopian Federation, 1952–55 -- 4. The Moslem League and the dissolution of the Federation, 1955–1962 -- 5. The long road to independence: an outline -- 6. Conclusion: Future challenges -- Bibliography -- Appendices: 1. Text of resolution 390 (V) of the United Nations -- 2. The constitution of Eritrea in 1952 -- 3. FO371/118738. Eritrea: Annual Review for 1955 -- 4. FO371/11874. Memorandum submitted by the Moslem League to H.I.M. The Emperor of Ethiopia -- 5. FO371/118744. Memorandum submitted by the Moslem League -- 6. FO371/118744. H.E. The Chief Executive, Government of Eritrea Headquarters. (Memorandum submitted by the Moslem Mosques Committee) -- 7. FO371/118744. Confidential. British Consulate-General, Asmara, to J.E. Killick Esq., British Embassy, Addis Ababa -- 8. FO371/11744. BCA to FO, Asmara. Report on the elections for the Second Assembly of Eritrea -- 9. FO371/125539. Memorandum submitted by the Moslem League -- 10. FO371/125539. Visit of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Eritrea -- 11. FO371/131245. Copy. Telegram. Asmara. (Memorandum submitted by the Moslem League and Federalist Youth Party of Eritrea) -- 12. FO371/131245. BCA to BEAA, Asmara. Enclosure. (Memorandum submitted by the Moslem League and Federalist Youth Party of Eritrea) -- 13. Report of the auditor general on the accounts of the government of Eritrea for the financial year 1960–61 -- Index

Published in the United States by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, NJ.

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