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| Title: | The Birth of the Eritrean Reform Movement |
| Author: | Plaut, Martin |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Periodical: | Review of African Political Economy |
| Volume: | 29 |
| Issue: | 91 |
| Pages: | 119-124 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic term: | Eritrea |
| Subjects: | political change political stability Eritrean People's Liberation Front People's Front for Democracy and Justice Politics and Government nationalism |
| External links: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03056240208704589 http://ejournals.ebsco.com/direct.asp?ArticleID=4D2EBE06E601A8E1E70F |
| Abstract: | Politics in Eritrea has been transformed in the past 18 months. The 30 year long fight for independence from Ethiopia, that was finally achieved in 1991, had forged a powerful political and military force in the shape of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF). At its heart the EPLF appeared to be an organization bent on achieving a democratic agenda. Its charismatic leader, Isaias Afeworki, made this point repeatedly. However, recent political developments have dispelled hopes that Eritrea is an emergent democracy, and reinforced fears that it is becoming precisely what it sought to avoid - the shame of becoming yet another African dictatorship. Although the EPLF transformed itself into People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) in 1994, the change proved to be more cosmetic than transformative. In 1996, repressive measures began to be institutionalized with the publication of a decree establishing a special court. In 2000, following the border war between Eritrea and Ethiopia, a reform movement began to emerge from within the ranks of the PFDJ, which openly criticized the leadership. By the end of 2001 the Eritrean political class was deeply divided. Bibliogr. |
