Unity for Democracy and Justice | |
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Chairperson | Birtukan Midekssa Yacob Haile-Mariam |
General Secretary | Andualem Aragie |
Standing Committee | National Executive Committee |
Deputy Chairpersons | Gizachew Shiferaw Hailu Araaya Negaso Gidada Siye Abraha Asrat Tasie |
Founder | Birtukan Midekssa |
Founded | 20 June 2008 |
Dissolved | May 2019 |
Merger of | Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice |
Headquarters | Addis Ababa |
Ideology | Liberalism |
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The Unity for Democracy and Justice was an Ethiopian political party. It was founded by Birtukan Midekssa on 20 June 2008, based on the parties that constituted the Coalition for Unity and Democracy.[1] It was a major component in the eight-party Medrek coalition, the largest opposition coalition in the 2010 election.[2] In May 2019, the party merged with the Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice, bringing an end to the party.