Andargachew Tsege

Andargachew Tsege
አንዳርጋቸው ጽጌ
Born (1955-02-09) 9 February 1955 (age 69)[1]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Empire
NationalityEthiopian British
Alma materUniversity of Greenwich
Addis Ababa University
OccupationPolitician
Political partyGinbot 7 (2008–2019)
CUD (2005–2007)
EPRP (1974–1979)
SpouseYemsrach Hailemariam[2]

Andargachew Tsege (Ge'ez: አንዳርጋቸው ጽጌ; born 9 February 1955),[1] also known as Andy Tsige[3][4] or Andy Tsege,[5] is an Ethiopian politician. He is the chief executive officer of ESAT, a nonprofit independent media outlet in Ethiopia. He previously served as the secretary-general of Ginbot 7, a political party that was labeled as a terrorist group by the Ethiopian government until 2018. On 23 June 2014, he was abducted by Ethiopian security forces while in transit in Yemen's Sana'a International Airport and held at an unknown location in Ethiopia.[6] On 29 May 2018, he was freed by the Ethiopian government following political reform by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.[7]

  1. ^ a b "'Abandoned': This American Girl Is Taking the U.K. to Court". NBC News. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  2. ^ Owen Bowcott. "Philip Hammond warns Ethiopia over treatment of Briton on death row | World news". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2016-12-25. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  3. ^ Cummings, Basia (7 September 2016). "Briton jailed in Ethiopia: court rules Foreign Office does not have to intercede". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  4. ^ Iaccino, Ludovica (10 August 2016). "Protest crackdown in Ethiopia sparks fears for fate of Ginbot 7 founder Andy Tsege". Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  5. ^ "My activist husband is on death row in Ethiopia. The UK needs to intervene - Yemi Hailemariam - Opinion - The Guardian". TheGuardian.com. 15 August 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Yemen 'extradites' Ethiopia opposition leader". Aljazeera. 5 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Ethiopia frees abducted Briton Andargachew Tsege on death row". British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 May 2018. Archived from the original on 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.