Dedebit (town)
Dedebit (Tigrinya: ደደቢት) is remote, lowland terrain in the north-western part of the Tigray region of Ethiopia, which has now became a small town. It is known for being the place where the Tigray People's Liberation Front, the armed movement that overthrew the Derg military dictatorship, was formed.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Dedebit ደደቢት | |
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  Dedebit Location in Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 14°06′N 37°56′E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Tigray Region |
| Zone | Semien Mi'irabawi (North Western) Zone |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
References
- Young, John (2006-04-20). John Young, 1997, Cambridge University Press, "Peasant Revolution in Ethiopia: The Tigray People's Liberation Front, 1975-1991". ISBN 9780521026062.
- "Aregawi Berhe, 2008, Free University Amsterdam, "A Political History of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (1975-1991): Revolt, Ideology and Mobilisation in Ethiopia"" (PDF).
- "Tigray People's Liberation Front". Enclylopaedia Aethiopica. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. 2003.
- "Tigray Online, 2017, "TPLF: 42 Years Young Architect of Ethiopia's Resurgence from Pits to Economic prosperity"".
- "Horn Affairs, "Tigrai Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF)"".
- "Tigray Online, 2014, "Woyane Tigray: 39 Years and Still Standing"".
- Berhe, Aregawi (2004). "Aregawi Berhe, 2004, "The Origins of the Tigray People's Liberation Front"". African Affairs. 103 (413): 569–592. doi:10.1093/afraf/adh024. JSTOR 3518491.
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