If you want to know more about the Eritrean history of struggle for independence and in particular about the EPLF, do not miss any of the interviews of Yemane Tekle Gergish whether the old ones with Radio Wegahta or with Assenna. As a member of the clandestine party and member of the external security services, his account is one of the most genuine, objective, eyewitness accounts I have heard. He describes how Isaias manipulated politically and with eliminations to maintain his sole authority over the EPLF from the start, how the EPLF eliminated its opponents inernally within the organisation and inside the ELF.
الجبهة الشعبيه = الهقدف = اسياس افورقي
من استمع الي المقابلات التي اجراها يمانيي تكلي قرقيش يصل الي هذه القناعة
Having heard the revealing interviews that Yemane T/Gergish gave to Radio Wagahta previously and the current interviews with Assenna, particularly on the 2nd clandestine Party of the EPLF, one comes up with the above formula:
It was all a perfect, one man show and the allegation that there was a collective leadership prior to 2000, is simply not true. Every single issue was decided by the him, even meeting individuals or organisations; despite all the heavy sacrifices paid by the members of the organization. He picked up the Committee that runs the congress, got involved in the counting of votes and picked up the leaders, allowed them to do whatever they wanted. One either opposed and was eliminated or served the absolute dictator. No wonder we ended up where we are today
الجبهة الشعبيه = الهقدف = اسياس افورقي
من استمع الي المقابلات التي اجراها يمانيي تكلي قرقيش يصل الي هذه القناعة
Having heard the revealing interviews that Yemane T/Gergish gave to Radio Wagahta previously and the current interviews with Assenna, particularly on the 2nd clandestine Party of the EPLF, one comes up with the above formula:
It was all a perfect, one man show and the allegation that there was a collective leadership prior to 2000, is simply not true. Every single issue was decided by the him, even meeting individuals or organisations; despite all the heavy sacrifices paid by the members of the organization. He picked up the Committee that runs the congress, got involved in the counting of votes and picked up the leaders, allowed them to do whatever they wanted. One either opposed and was eliminated or served the absolute dictator. No wonder we ended up where we are today
In this part, below he touches how Isaias sent those who were considered his opponents to political courses or got them arrested by the security forces, prior to elections to the EPLF congresses and how the leadership helped him in his plans. His narration negates those who would like us to believe that the EPLF prior to PFDJ or prior to 2001 was a perfect democratic organisation.
In this link you find all his interviews with Radio Wegahta, Listen also to the interviews with Gebremedhin Zegergish on the early years of the ELF plus interviews of others:
مقابلات تأريخية مهمة مع المقاتل القديم يمانى قبرقرقيش عضو الحزب السري للجبهة الشعبية وعضو مخابرات التنظيم والذي عمل مسؤلا لمخبرات التنظيم في الصومال. ترك التنظيم في نهاية الثمانينات وقد حكم عليه بالموت ولكنهم لم يستطيعو تنفيذ الحكم. في الحلقة رقم ٥ يتحدث كيف كانت الشعبية تسفي قيادات الجبهة في السودان. في الحلقة ٦ يتحدث عن مؤتمر الحزب السري في عام ١٩٨٧ وكيف الصينين اققترحو علي طلاب االدورة العسكرية تكوين خزب سري وماذا حدث عند ما زارطلا ب الدورة سبي و قلايدوس. ايضا كيف ادار اسياس المؤتمر. في الحلقة ٧ يتحدث كيف انه يعتقد ان ابراهيم عافة اقتيل. كل المقابلات بالتقرنية وكلها مهمة. من اهم المقابلات التي استمعت اليها وكلها عند هذا الربط
Veteran fighter Gebremedhin who who lost his eye sight in the field on: his own work expereience as a blind person in the US (works at Boeing), on martyrs' day, on the early years of the ELF (on positive and negative effects), on Osman Sabbe, on how how General Teshome Irgetu, The Commander of the EThiopiann 2nd army division stationed in Eritrea, was killed and on other issues...
Part 6 is on the deliberations of the second Congress of the party held in 1987, on how Isaias run the show. Part 5 touches on how the EPLF assasinated its ELF opponents in Sudan in the 1980s.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=JYAEquality
يتحدث يماني والذى كان يعمل تحت اسم ابراهيم كيف اختار اسياس اعضاء الجبهة الذين انضمو للجبهة الشعبية ليتم انتخباهم في المؤتمرالثاني للتنظيم, كيف تم تصعيد قيادة جديدة مثل يماني قبراب, كيف كان التنظيم يهرب ويتاجر في الخمور بالسودان وكيف كان اعضاء التنظيم بالخارج يشجعون الزوجات لطلب الطلاق ان كنا متزوجات لأعضاء في جبهة التحرير الأرترية وكيف ترك التنظيم
On this part Yemane (Ibrahim) elaborates more on the 2nd Party Congress, how Isaias handpicked those ELF members who were to elected at the 2nd EPLF Congress, how a new breed of EPLF leaders like Yemane Gebreab, Abraha Kassa, Hagos Kisha and others were elected, how the EPLF were actively involved in the smuggling and sale of alcoholic drinks in Sudan and how the economy was run, how he left the organization, how the EPLF encouraged women in the diaspora who were married to ELF members to seek divorce
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJP7_NOIVCM&feature=youtu.be
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يماني يتحدث في هذه الحلقة عن الاغتيالات التي نفذتها الشعبية في السودان ضد قيادات الجبهة والمسؤلين منها , حول ريه عن الجبهة, استعمال و التجارة في الحشيش في الشعبية, ماحدث للمجموعة التي خرجت معه من الميدان, عن زيارة أسياس للصومال وموضيع أخري
Yemane on this part touches on the assassinations carried in Sudan against the some ELF leadership and others by the EPLF on the direct instructions of Isaias and Petros Solomon and those who were supervising it; on his opinions about the ELF, on what happened to the other members of his group who were assigned with him from the field, on Isaias visit to Somalia and other issues
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يتحدث يماني في هذه الحلقة لماذا هو مقتنع بأن ابراهيم عافة تم تصفيته من قبل الجبهة الشعبية وعن تفاصيل عملية الأقتيال والأشخاص الذين قامو بالعملية ومواضيع اخري
Yemane narrates on this part among other things on why he believes that Ibrahim Affa was killed by the EPLF leadership and the details around the incident and the persons who may have been involved: http://assenna.com/voice-of-assenna-intv-with-mr-yemane-tgergish-former-eplf-intelligence-officer-member-of-the-secret-party-part-18-thursday-nov-20-2014/
يتحدث يماني والذى كان يعمل تحت اسم ابراهيم كيف اختار اسياس اعضاء الجبهة الذين انضمو للجبهة الشعبية ليتم انتخباهم في المؤتمرالثاني للتنظيم, كيف تم تصعيد قيادة جديدة مثل يماني قبراب, كيف كان التنظيم يهرب ويتاجر في الخمور بالسودان وكيف كان اعضاء التنظيم بالخارج يشجعون الزوجات لطلب الطلاق ان كنا متزوجات لأعضاء في جبهة التحرير الأرترية وكيف ترك التنظيم
On this part Yemane (Ibrahim) elaborates more on the 2nd Party Congress, how Isaias handpicked those ELF members who were to elected at the 2nd EPLF Congress, how a new breed of EPLF leaders like Yemane Gebreab, Abraha Kassa, Hagos Kisha and others were elected, how the EPLF were actively involved in the smuggling and sale of alcoholic drinks in Sudan and how the economy was run, how he left the organization, how the EPLF encouraged women in the diaspora who were married to ELF members to seek divorce
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJP7_NOIVCM&feature=youtu.be
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يماني يتحدث في هذه الحلقة عن الاغتيالات التي نفذتها الشعبية في السودان ضد قيادات الجبهة والمسؤلين منها , حول ريه عن الجبهة, استعمال و التجارة في الحشيش في الشعبية, ماحدث للمجموعة التي خرجت معه من الميدان, عن زيارة أسياس للصومال وموضيع أخري
Yemane on this part touches on the assassinations carried in Sudan against the some ELF leadership and others by the EPLF on the direct instructions of Isaias and Petros Solomon and those who were supervising it; on his opinions about the ELF, on what happened to the other members of his group who were assigned with him from the field, on Isaias visit to Somalia and other issues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4c2gKsrkIw
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On this part Yemane touches on the contradictions among the EPLF leadership abroad regarding instructions given, on how Alamin Mohamed Saeed and Romadan Mohamed Nur did not accept that he and his colleague work under the cover of First and Second Secretaries in the Embassy in Somalia; the contradictions between the Representative, Haj Saleh Dafla and the other staff; on how every small thing was reported to and decided by Isaias; how he accidently met some of his colleagues who were sent to Sudan to assassinate and how some of them were sent under direct instructions from Isaias; How even meeting individuals needed his approval; On how there were clear instructions not to meet with the ELF; How the EPLF leadership saw Haile Garza and his ERCCS as a threat to ERA, and touches on the Day Haile Garza was assassinated when Semere Russom was the head of the EPLF security in Khartoum and more.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKNrMuxqXy0
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On this part Yemane touches on the contradictions among the EPLF leadership abroad regarding instructions given, on how Alamin Mohamed Saeed and Romadan Mohamed Nur did not accept that he and his colleague work under the cover of First and Second Secretaries in the Embassy in Somalia; the contradictions between the Representative, Haj Saleh Dafla and the other staff; on how every small thing was reported to and decided by Isaias; how he accidently met some of his colleagues who were sent to Sudan to assassinate and how some of them were sent under direct instructions from Isaias; How even meeting individuals needed his approval; On how there were clear instructions not to meet with the ELF; How the EPLF leadership saw Haile Garza and his ERCCS as a threat to ERA, and touches on the Day Haile Garza was assassinated when Semere Russom was the head of the EPLF security in Khartoum and more.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKNrMuxqXy0
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Interview with Ibrahim Gedem on the early years of the ELF can be accessed here:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=JYARIGHTS
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=JYARIGHTS
And here are some Yemane's interviews with Assenna
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