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The New Revolutionary
Council
Elects New Executive
Committee
By
ELF-RC
Office for Information and Culture
The new Revolutionary Council (RC), elected by the
6th General National Congress of ELF-RC on 27 July 2006, met
on 28 July and elected a new 9-person Executive Committee mandated to
lead the organization between RC meetings.
The new RC, made up of
33 voting members and 4 reserve members, decided to raise from seven to
nine the number of Executive Offices and outlined their general
functions.
Late at night of the
same day, the Council elected a chairman who in turn submitted a list of
his team that included a designate to fill the new post of
Vice-Chairman and a head of a new bureau called Office for Youth
and Women’s Affairs. The RC also elected Auditor General for the
Organization followed by the election of an RC Speaker and a Secretary
for the term just started.
This first RC meeting
after the Congress reviewed the political and organizational changed
introduced as well as the political resolutions passed by the 6th
Congress and mandated the new Executive Committee to implement them
utilizing all possible means at its disposal. Among the most significant
resolutions of the Congress included the decision for ELF-RC to work
towards establishing an all-inclusive mass party within the next two
years.
The new Executive Committee members are the following:
1.
Woldeyesus Ammar, Chairman.
2.
Tesfai Woldemichael (Degiga), Vice-Chairman.
3.
Tecle Melekin, Head, International Relations.
4.
Mengisteab Asmerom, Head, Information and Culture.
5.
Assefaw Berhe, Head, Organizational Affairs.
6.
Mohammed Adem Artaa, Head, Youth and Women’s Affairs.
7.
Berhane Tesfagaber, Head, Financial Affairs.
8.
Gime Ahmed, Head, Social Affairs.
9.
Mohammed Ali Ibrahim, Head, Military Affairs.
It is to be recalled
that the 6th National Congress of the ELF-RC held between 23
and 27 July 2006 elected, among its members, two ladies as well as two
young men below the age of 30.
Other than the nine
Executive Committee members listed above, the rest of the RC members are
the following (in alphabetical order):
- Abdu Hassen
- Abdulkader Hibtes
- Alem Yohannes
- Amanuel Habte
(Mengistu)
- Berhane Kidane
- Fissehaye Hagos
- Gerghish Negash
- Gherzghiher
Tewelde
- Habtemariam Kifle
- Haile Ghebru
- Haj Saleh Jawhar
- Ibrahim Mohammed
Ali
- Idris Ismail
- Issa Mohammed
- Mansour Siraj
- Mehari Tesfamariam
- Mohammed Asselo
- Negusse Tsegai
- Rezene Lulekal
- Sirak Zemenfes
- Teclesenbet Teclai
- Tsegai Mezgebe
- Tserha Solomon
- Tuku Tesfai
Reserve Members (by rank)
- Osman Ahmed
- Mahrai Hagos
- Abdulkader Al Ugid
- Antonio Tesfai
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