The first President of Eritrea was Isaias Afwerki. Born February 2, 1946, in Asmara, Eritrea, Afwerki’s background is rooted in the Eritrean struggle for independence from Ethiopia. He belongs to the Tigrayan ethnic group, one of the largest ethnic groups in Eritrea. Afwerki’s journey to the presidency began in the 1960s when he joined the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF), a rebel...
Eritrea’s Presidential Genesis: The First to Lead
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