A history of modern Ethiopia, 1855-1974 (Eastern African studies)

History

Bahru Zewde

Africa

Addis Ababa University Press

Internal rivalries and foreign threats, 1869-1879 (Acta aethiopica)

Sven Rubenson

Review by Ewnetu Sime Ms. Hiwot Teffera was one of the active youth revolutionary members of Ethiopian People Revolutionary Party (EPRP) fought against Ethiopia Military Dictator, known as "Derg", who Ruled Ethiopia by Terror . Her book entitled "Tower in the Sky" provides many aspects of the clandestine political works in Addis Ababa and surrounding cities that occurred mainly between 1974 and 1978 Ethiopia Revolution. Ms. Hiwot tells concise stories which provoke questions and angers why things went wrong during that revolutionary period. It is sad to read that her and several testimonies of dozens of young men and women who found themselves in the middle of one of the most traumatic period in Ethiopia history. Her commitment to advance EPRP's mission made her an unwavering revolutionary militant of that period. Her memories of the brutal and terrifying incidences are incredible. She described in detail the chilling, riveting accounts of the red terror era until she released from Kerchele prison in 1986. The book mainly dedicated to her boyfriend and comrade as she put it "To my hero Getacheu Maru".

Tower in the Sky

Hiwot Teffera

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