The invincible hero Brigadier General Haile replied!

The date is January 28, 1933. it is. Not only the Behemoth veterans
but also the men marched to destroy the invading Italian army once
and for all. A mother is in labor in Debre Tabor District, Farta
Woreda, Kimer Dingai Woreda, Megendi Giorgis Deber, and a village
called Gaidba. Mrs. Jumbe is called Tesema. They were in labor
when their patriotic wife, Fitawrari Melese, did not even have a man
to pull the cattle out of the city. The widow, who lost her three-year-
old son and mourned her loss, pleaded with her husband: Their
pleas are not in vain; In a village where there were no boys, they had
a son. It was called the Ten Commandments. Seeing the goodness
of God, Mrs. Jumbe returned the name of her son. They were trying
to get their son, Mesfin, back, who had previously died, to be judged
by the Lord.

When Fitawrari returned from a successful campaign, they were

overjoyed to have a son. Because Mantfardo was a rare child in the
family, his relatives gave him many names. His grandmother called
him a hunter, and one of his aunts called him Bix. Another aunt,
Fantanesh Emru, said, "You are one." But his father and Christian
father took his Christian name and called him Andrew. The baby
Mantfardo was named after a total of 14 relatives. However, the
name of the father of the father and the father of the Christian
became more and more important. In time, Andrew lost his temper
and came to be known as Haile. This is the beginning of the life story
of Brigadier General Haile Melese.

The city of Fitawrari Meles was named Wereta, not the city. They
inherited the name of their father, the city of Repentance. Their
father, Wereta Hailu, came to Debre Tabor / Farta district for work
from Samantha, where they remarried.
 Fitawrari Meles was a well-known patriotic and eloquent public
figure in the area. Neither Fitawrari Meles nor Mrs. Zewditu Tesema
were the first couple. They both got married after their first
marriage. Mrs. Jumbe had a son named Anley Tesema from their
first marriage. Their first child, Bzuye, returned, and Mesfin, who
was born next to her, returned. But he soon passed away as a child.
General Haile is the third child of Mrs. Jumbe and Fitawrari Meles.
Mrs. General, who was born next to General Haile, asked and the
campaign returned. Fitawrari Melese and Mrs. Zewditu have been
separated for some time and Fitawrari Melese has two children,
Tobias, Mulugeta and Birke Melese. But they were reconciled and
lived together until their death.

The baby Haile was born after the death of his older brother, Mesfin,
and his mother and father were jealous of him. So they did not dare
to send Debre Tabor to study modern literature, even though he had
learned from the local teachers, from spelling to David. Because
they thought that they would lose their power just like a prince, and
they did not want him to stay away from them. In time, however, an
incident broke out in the family that shocked my heart. Melke
Mengiste Debre Tabor, a close family member of Fitawrari Meles'
family, went to Fitawrari Meles School and went to a priest's school
with Haile. When my younger son Melke went to a modern school,
he repeatedly complained about why he did not go to school.

When Haile was in sixth grade, his father, Fitawrari, passed away.
My education is in danger; He had to quit. Because the
responsibility for managing the family in the lowlands and the
responsibility of caring for one's family rested on my shoulders. The
local landowners of that time also owned land, and the eloquent and
advocate Fitawrari returned all the property that he had honored,
and for seven generations, everyone who said, "I will be born," was
torn to shreds. Concerned neo-hippies and their global warming, my
youngest son, Haile, decided to quit his job and support his family.
Another reason for his dissatisfaction was that his father, a patriotic
white man, had lost his job. At the time, patriotic children had the
right to inherit their paternal estate when their fathers died, and
young Haile claimed his father's patronage.

As a result, his father, Fitawrari, became a white supremacist,

claiming that he had been given the title of Patriarch of the Patriotic
War. (At that time, the job of the white supremacist was to keep the
people safe and to pay tithes to the government). His mother,
Zewditu Tesema, passed away at a young age, claiming that he was a
native of Debre Tabor, Gondar. This was a great hardship for my
power. Now four things came to my mind and began to disturb my
energy. They are:

The unresolved land dispute,

The loss of his mother, who was a great help in managing his family,
and the gap created by that,

The question of when should I resume my schooling and,

How long will it take for this work (white supremacist work and
personal struggles) to continue?

In the 1960's, an event that changed my life and career took place
while he was mentoring these challenges. Debre Tabor is reportedly
on the verge of white supremacy, and the 11th Battalion will be
established by the emperor's government. Coincidentally, the
recruits had arrived in Debre Tabor, so he immediately contacted
them and expressed interest in recruiting them. The recruits happily
told him that he was a patriotic boy, that he was a white-collar
worker, and that he would be given priority by studying until the
sixth grade.

2. Military life,

After graduating from the 11th Battalion at the National Army Camp
in Wereta, he was invited to train as a candidate for the 4th Battalion
of the 4th Battalion at the Debre Zeit Lena Station. The course is a 6-
month course with 81 trainees from all 12 battalions. The course
was dominated by Israeli military officers for the first time in the
history of Ethiopian military training, and was a very strong and
important course. Candidate Mokon Haile, who began his military
career in A, finished third out of 81 nominees from the 12 battalions.

Upon completion of the Debre Zeit course, the Holeta Genet

Officers' Training School plans to train 202 officers from the Air
Force, the Guard, the Army, all four divisions, the Air Force and the
National Army. He wrote a letter to the officers to select and send
officers. The General Staff of the National Army summoned 31
battalions through the 4th Battalion Training Center in Debre Zeit
and selected 10 top-ranked officers. However, after passing the
entrance exam, they said that they were a month late until they
arrived in Holeta.

Like the National Army Training School, the training was strong
because it was led by the first Israeli officers to participate in the
Ethiopian military training. For those who came from the national
army, the return course was even more challenging. This was
because participants from all four divisions of the Air Force, the
Guard, the Air Force, and the Army participated in the course.
However, Haile Melese, who dropped out of sixth grade, was a
white-collar officer from the National Army, one of the lowest races
in the country and was considered a peasant army, and joined the
course a month later. The Ministry of Defense, Education and
Training Department, congratulated the Director General of the
National Army and congratulated them on their graduation day.

However, the graduation was delayed until tomorrow. "When the

king graduates tomorrow, we have to change the ranks," he said.
February 3, 1963 His Majesty Haile Selassie I, the Emperor of
Ethiopia, administered the "First Out" in an administrative decision.
Unbeknownst to them, a senior defense general, Haile Selassie, a
candidate from the National Army, was surprised to see "Meles
come out second" in January.

Candidate Officer Haile Meles returned on February 3, 1963. Out of

the 202 graduates of the Holeta Military Officers' School, the "2nd"
received a special pen award from His Majesty Emperor Haile
Selassie I.
 Colonel Maru Gatew, head of the National Army's Education and
Training Department, who attended the graduation ceremony on
behalf of the National Army, was repulsed by telephone and
returned to Addis Ababa, angry that he had not been to the
emperor's luncheon. Major General Seyoum Mekonnen, an
education officer who did not accept the verdict, came to the
morning of the graduation procession and said to Officer Haile: You
are still number one. ”

Haile Melese, a graduate of the Holeta Genet Military Officers'

Training School, was promoted to the rank of 4th officer of the
National Army Training College in Debre Zeit. Before moving to
Debre Zeit, they came directly to Debre Tabor with their families and
headed for Debre Zeit.

February 1963 to February 1965 After two years as a distinguished

officer in the 4th Battalion of the National Army, he was transferred
to the 2nd Battalion at Fiche Menagesha. Hail Fiche Menagesha,
who served as an education officer for six months, resigned on July 7,
1965. He was transferred to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.
Captain Haile Melese (now a full-fledged captain) was the most
respected and beloved officer in the General Staff, starting with the
Commander-in-Chief, General Jagama Kello. After a year of service
in the General Assembly, the Derg founder, Major General Atanafu
Abate, wrote to the General Assembly to send two representatives of
the National Army. They were selected by the army and sent to the
4th Battalion, which was then the Derg's office.

3. The era of Derg membership

 General Haile Melese divides the Derg era into two. 1st. The period
is from June 21, 1966 to January 26, 1969, and the second period is
from January 26, 1966 to the end of the Derg (May 20, 1983).

From June 21, 1966, to January 26, 1969, the Derg's internal
democracy was one in which the Derg member, who had the same
voice as a Derg member, did not seek the title, but sought to answer
the people's questions. The Derg, after January 26, 1969 (after the
assassination of General Teferi Benti), is classified as a one-man
dictatorship, not an egalitarian one.

1968 The Derg rescinded its promise to the Ethiopian people ("I will
return to Camp after handing over the reins to a democratically
elected government") and set up a political party (revolutionary
movement) and prepare to run for office. They did not like the idea
of reprimanding him. He said: “We promised the people that we
would return to our camp to quell the unrest. But now, when we
form a political party, we want to be a government. How does this
act fit in with what we promised the public yesterday? Isn't that
contradictory? ” He argued at the Derg meeting. However, Maj.
The content of the letter read as follows: But now we want to break
that promise and become a government. 2. Even if we continue to
hold the reins of government, we, the military, are not people with
the experience, ability and ability to lead a country. So I did not want
to continue, so I was allowed to return to my room. ” A few close
friends followed in his footsteps. However, the Derg General
Assembly convened and it was decided:

When they failed to leave the Derg and return to the camp, they
continued their struggle for another chapter. The Derg ruled from
November to December 1969. He held a free and democratic
discussion for a month to determine the Derg's procedures (to be
assigned to each state, ministry and commission) as well as to limit
the power of the chairperson and the differences within the Derg.
During this discussion, Maj. Gen. Haile became one of the main Derg
members fighting to limit the power of the Major General. At the
end of the meeting, the Bete faction (led by Major Hailemariam)
defeated the Colonel Mengistu's party by a landslide, giving the
government only the chairmanship of the Council of Ministers, while
giving Colonel Atanafu the mandate to maintain his defense and
security. The then Maj. Gen. Haile Melese was appointed permanent
representative of the Derg in Gondar State. However, before this
could take place, a group of 9 Derg members and two senior
members of the public, including Lt. Col. Haile, were sent to reassure
the crowd that students had been killed by soldiers during a peaceful
protest in Piazza and feared that the people of Gondar would revolt.

The group arrives in Gondar to reassure the public, and one day they
begin to discuss four agendas. The agendas:

The people of Gondar must be struck by the Red Terror.

Let's disarm the people of Gondar,

Dr. Alemu Abebe and Shewandagn Bileke, members of the People's

Organizing Committee, vote together with the nine Derg members.

He said that they should not go with us to the provinces, but that
they should coordinate with the central city of Gondar.

The agendas appear to have originated with officials from the

People's Organizing Committee. In Agenda 1, 2 and 4, Maj. On the
agenda, Maj. Gen. Haile stated that the people of Gondar should not
be hit by the Red Terror, while the eight Derg members opposed
him. On the second agenda, the people of Gondar said they should
not be disarmed, but the eight Derg members won by a landslide.
However, Maj. Despite losing by a landslide, Maj. Gen. Haile Melese
reported his decision to the General Assembly as a group leader. The
Maj. Gen. Mengistu said: But send us the minutes. ” The statement
was sent to a Derg member instead of faxed or mailed to maintain
confidentiality. In the midst of such tensions in Gondar, Major
General Mengistu's group reported last night that General Teferi
Bintin had been assassinated, saying, "We have prepared lunch for
breakfast." He received a telegram to report to the Derg within 24
hours that the group, led by Lt. Gen. Haile, had stopped its
stabilization efforts in Gondar.

Captain Haile knew their lineup, and they were sure that if General
Teferi had been there, they would not have survived. They decided
not to go to Addis Ababa, believing that their fate would be the
same. When the mother did not trust her son, Lt. Col. Haile Melese
believed in the then governor of Gondar, Colonel Emru Wende, and
said, "I do not want to go to Addis Ababa and surrender. This
situation was reversed 18 years later. February 12, 1995 He recalls
in a letter to Colonel Imru Sudan that General Haile had surrendered
to the TPLF in Gondar:

To my most admired and beloved son of the river B / J Haile replied,

"How are you?" I miss your life. My appreciation for our people, our
people, is unbounded. When I started writing this letter, many
things came to my mind. Remember, I did not go to Addis Ababa
when I was beaten up. We met at the Addis Ababa Armed Forces,
confident that the day of my departure was approaching.

However, Colonel Emru tried unsuccessfully to find a friend who was

a Balsa man and a member of the National Army (now a lieutenant).
His efforts were thwarted when he tried to contact his friend John, a
resident of Piazza (Gondar) who he believed would be able to do the
job. Unsuccessful, Captain Haile had to fly with his team to Addis
Ababa the next day.

Before arriving in Addis Ababa, the Derg office reported that he

went home and handed over his wife, Shalem Ayelen, and his niece,
who were raising him as a child, and gave him a 35-point pistol. His
wife and nephew were in tears, but he did not care. Angered and
comforted, they went to the Derg's office, armed with guns provided
by their mother-in-law.

The family was overjoyed when they came back alive at night.
However, a letter stating that he had previously been a permanent
member of the Derg in Gondar State was dropped and given to
someone else. They were evacuated from Gondar on an 8-1 defeat
during their working visit (the Gondar people stand alone on the
issue of Red Terror and disarmament). Some members of the group
reported to the government: “If Maj. My strength is to the people of
Gondar; "I did not come here to terrorize the people of Gondar and
disarm them," he was quoted as saying. As a result, in the new Derg
regime, Gondar, who had been a permanent member of the Derg,
was replaced by a permanent Derg member of trade and tourism,
and a former Derg member of trade and tourism was transferred to
Gondar.

In an interview with General Haile, General Haile said that during his
three-month tenure as a permanent member of the Derg during his
three-month tenure as a member of the Derg, he had rescued
workers who had been harassed in all directions. One day, as they
were doing their work, they ran to the door of the office and heard
screams. Five demilitarized kebele gunmen strangled a man and
choked him to death. “What did you do? Let him go. ” The
omnipotent people did not expect such a question at that time. As a
result, they clashed with Captain Haile. One of the harassers, who
was immediately the sixth person, and a former member of the
Commerce and Tourism Bureau, said to Captain Haile, "What did you
do?" He replied, "Hire is a murderer." "You know I'm in this office,
don't you?" He said he knew when they asked him. "Then why don't
you come and tell me that this man is a murderer?" He had no
answer. So they locked the suspect in the office of an EPRDF
member and then called the then Derg security chief, their master
Shibesh, and informed him of the situation and agreed to bring him
to the Derg's office. Lieutenant Haile took the suspect by his side
and handed him over to his Majesty Shibesh. The suspect was later
investigated and acquitted of all charges. In addition, department
heads and managers were widely accused of being members of the
EPRDF, both truthfully and falsely. He went to the scene of the
incident and was unable to provide any evidence. “If you do not
have evidence, we will not arrest anyone on false charges; We will
not kill. ” Captain Haile's fair and humane actions impressed most of
the workers, but he did not like some of the false accusations. As a
result, Lieutenant Haile moved to Hararge State, where he had just
worked for three months and was loved by most of his staff. An
employee of the Ministry of Trade and Tourism was saddened by the
change, but the Minister welcomed and rewarded Dr. Ashagre.

After working in Hararge for three months, the Somali government

invaded eastern and southern Ethiopia in late 1969. The Derg
executive interviewed all Derg members for their willingness and
competence to train and lead the army to defend the country.
Responding to a question from the Derg executive, Maj. Gen. Haile
said: So I'm glad I got an answer to my question yesterday. I'm
ready to go now. ” The 69th Militia Brigade was immediately trained
and mobilized.
4. The Ogaden Campaign

The army trained by Maj. The 69th Brigade of Shambal Haile should
have 4 battalions but only 3 battalions. This was because the 68th
Battalion, which had marched before the 69th, had no manpower
and was promised one battalion to be replaced by another battalion.
However, in an emergency, in September 1970, a battalion of the
68th Battalion was replaced by a battalion consisting of only three
battalions.

The 69th Brigade fought its first major battle against Dire Dawa over
the Fula Bora Bridge. Following is a summary of some of the
highlights of his campaign against the Eastern Front:

“While in Dire Dawa, I was ordered to defend the Somali army as it

was about to close the Fula Bora railway line from Fatele Erer Guta.
As we were about to cross into Hurso, the Somali army ambushed us
in Fula Bora. We fired cannons, tanks and launchers. This is the first
time that the militia has been involved in extracurricular activities. I
was surrounded by Somali forces, with one radio operator and three
soldiers. We had no choice but to defend ourselves against the
invading Somali army. As a Derg member and a brigade commander,
it was unthinkable that I would surrender to the enemy. So, in the
midst of this crisis, I took out the bomb that I had been given to use
in my hand and committed suicide. My life is on the verge of death.
”

After that, the 69th Brigade could not stop the Somali army and
considered the shooting as music, so no Somali army could defend
itself. Not only did it defend Dire Dawa and its environs, but it also
expanded its offensive capabilities to include Fula Boran, Bio Bay,
Arabin, Gololchan, Dembel, Chanaksen, Karamaran, Jijiga (February
22, 1970), Degehabur, and finally March 1, 1970. He is the heroic
brigade that liberated the Horn of Africa from the invading forces
and liberated the eastern part of the country.

"Ethiopian Army from Victory to Fall 1967 - 1983" Dr. Fantahun

Ayele, who did extensive research for his doctoral dissertation and
later turned it into a book, describes the struggle of the 69th Brigade.
Dr. Fantahun, who toured many documents around the former
Ethiopian army and toured the battlefields, described who was
involved in the liberation: "They joined forces and attacked the
Somali army on Mount Karamara from the north." Dr. Fantahun
goes on to say: The 69th Militia Brigade, which was admired by
Ethiopian and Cuban commanders, was one of the militia units that
attacked the Somali fort from the north. The brigade, led by Lt. Gen.
Haile Melese, was able to withstand the heavy rains and mudslides
and attack the Somali army on Mount Karamara.

As noted above, Karamara, a symbol of independence in the Eastern

Front, was liberated by the invading forces of the 69th Brigade and
other units from the north, always under the command of General
Meles Zenawi. The 69th Brigade was then quickly overthrown on
February 22, 1970. He took control of Jijiga. This was the brigade of
the 69th Brigade, led by Lieutenant Haile, and was recognized by
both Ethiopians and Cuban generals in the Great Depression.

“We did not have a car when we started fighting. Later, the number
of vehicles we captured from the Somali army was enough to
transport an entire unit. We did not even have one for Bazuka; But
we were caught in the crossfire of the invading Somali army. When
we started the fight, we were only a few in number. Later, however,
we drove him in a car. We had a food shortage when we started.
Later, however, we received a large supply of Somali food, ”said
Brigadier General Hayale of the Ogaden Lions.
 The hero of the Eastern War, Brigadier General Haile Melese, was a
front-runner who displayed his skills and adventures. The members
of the 69th Battalion on duty regarded General Haile as a father. He
treated them as if they were his own children.
ሻምበል ኃይሌ መለሰ በደገሐቡር (1970)

የምሥራቁ ጦርነት በድል ሲጠናቀቅ ሻምበል ኃይሌ መለሰ በተፋጠነ እድገት

ወደ ሻለቃነት አድገዋል። በመቀጠልም የባህርዳር አውራጃ አስተዳዳሪ ሆነው
ተሾሙ። በእናት ሀገር ጥሪው ጊዜ ከ 109 ኙ የደርግ አባላት ውስጥ ጦር ይዘው
ያዘመቱት 45 የደርግ አባላት ነበሩ። ጦርነቱ እስከሚያልቅ ድረስ ያዋጉት ግን 3
ብቻ ነበሩ። ከነዚህ ውስጥ ሁለቱ የ 69 ነኛ ብርጌድ አዛዡ ሻለቃ ኃይሌ መለሰና
የዚሁ ብርጌድ 2 ኛ ሻለቃ አዛዥ የነበሩት ሃምሳ አለቃ ጌታቸው ተቀባ ሲሆኑ፣
በአጋጣሚ ሁለቱም ከብሔራዊ ጦር ነበሩ።

ሻለቃ ኃይሌ መለሰ፦ የባህርዳር አውራጃ አስተዳዳሪ

ነሐሴ 1970 ላይ ሻለቃ ኃይሌ መለሰ የባህርዳር አውራጃ አስተዳዳሪ ሆነው
ተሾሙ።
Major Haile Melese: Bahir Dar District Administrator

In August 1970, Major Haile Melese was appointed Governor of

Bahir Dar District.
 For five years, Major Hale Melese Bahir Dar has not only worked for
the benefit of the masses, but also for the benefit of the people of
the city. Here are some of the key ones he did during his 5 years in
office:

The people were embarrassed because there was white terror and
red terror in Bahir Dar. The kebele revolutionary guerrillas entered
the pub armed with their democrats and chicosas, influencing public
opinion. Thus, Major General's first task was to bring relative relief
and relief to the people who were in a state of shock and
embarrassment. They brought relief to the troubled people by
ordering them not to enter the bar armed with guns and not to carry
guns for work even before 6 p.m. This work was well-liked by the
people, but it was not liked by the kebele revolutionaries and cadres
who reigned threatening the people.

Another major task was to mobilize the unemployed in the city and
establish a “Nile and Tana Self-Help Settlement”. There were
between 450 and 500 families in the program. What happened to
these people?

A) A settlement village was established across the Nile (beyond

Kebele 11) and houses were given to each of them.

B) They were given the land to cultivate the palace garden and
provide it to the people of the city.

C) They were given a small truck to transport their produce from the
Assistance Coordination Commission at the request of Major Haile.
D) A fundraising bazaar was held in Bahir Dar for a group of
dignitaries.

In all, during his five years in Bahir Dar, he carried out development
work for the benefit of the masses. He was honored with the title of
Lieutenant Colonel as the Military Commissioner of Shoa State.

Lt. Col. Haile Meles returned in 1975. M / J / Zeleke Beyene, former

Secretary General of the State ESPA

Shoa State Military Commission from April 1975 to May 1980

Lt. Col. Haile Meles returned in 1975. When he was appointed Shoa
State Commissioner, he did something unusual. The government,
like the other officials, wanted a villa that could be rented by the
government for a standard rent of 250 birr per month, which would
allow them to enter. Lt. Col. Haile, a discerning and far-sighted man,
looked ahead to the future and said: When I marched on the Eastern
Front, there was a house that I had entrusted to relatives, and I
entered. But I thank you for this. I do not want it. ” The people who
were entrusted with the task were building their own houses and
giving them a service house until they left. Lieutenant Colonel Haile,
13 with his family, waited patiently for a month and then returned to
his mud house, which he rented for 80 birr a month and which he
entrusted to him in 1969. So far, when I am not there, I want to
move into a house where my family can afford to retire. From now
until now you will be living in this kebele house without any rent.
What would have happened to the family if the Derg government
had been overthrown in 1983 if they had moved into a villa owned
by the government-appointed rental housing company there? The
house was Kibead's house, so Kibaad drove them out. After that,
they could not afford a kebele house, so they rented private houses
and suffered from unsatisfactory rent. Because of their ingenuity
and uniqueness, they have saved their families from the
unprecedented rent crisis in Addis Ababa.

They unintentionally dropped out of school due to unforeseen

circumstances, and attended classes at 6-8 in the morning at
Catanchis, and in the K8-11 Cathedral School in the evening.

In May 1980, he successfully served as the Commissioner of the

Shoa State for five years. The Ethiopian government has appointed
Lt. Gen. Legesse Asfaw as the new administrator of the Tigray
Regional State.

He promoted Haile to the rank of Brigadier General and appointed

him Chief of Staff of the Tigray State Autonomous Region.

Colonel Haile Melese and his family rented their kebele mud
house for 80 birr a month.

Colonel Haile Melese announces the performance of the Shoa

Commissions in a chart
Tigray State Administrator from May 1980 to December 1981 (for 8
months)

Colonel Tigray received an urgent letter from President Mengistu

Hailemariam through a courier at his residence on Saturday
afternoon, when Tigray was under tension. When he opened the
letter and read it, he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General
and appointed Chief of Staff of the Tigray Autonomous Region. It
was an unexpected appointment. "What is it?" He said, "If I can
fulfill my responsibilities, I will be promoted to the rank of Brigadier
General."

At the time of Gen. Haile's appointment as the Chief Administrator

of Tigray Autonomous Region, most of Tigray's provinces were under
TPLF control. So when they said good-bye to their families, they
confessed to their children:

"Currently, the situation in Tigray is difficult. With the exception of

Mekele, most of the areas are under TPLF control. So I can return
and I can not return. So, my children, I want to give you my last
word. My children, if you have inherited your father's house, you are
wrong. I have no home. If you are waiting for a car, you are
mistaken; I do not have a car. If you have money, you are wrong. I
have no money.

But I have two good things to say to you. They are:

That thief's son doesn't care about you, and he always has an
unshakable personality that allows you to keep your head up.
They are the memories I have of all the places I have traveled and
will keep as much as possible in the future. ”

Haile Melese, Chief Administrator of Tigray State, during the ESPA

meeting

The people who worked with him testified that despite the time of
war and harassment, and for a short time, they tried to give the
people of Tigray a fair government. After working for 8 months in
Tigray, B / J Haile became the first secretary of ESPA in South Gondar
sub-state. Appointed.

From January 15, 1981 to February 1983, 1st Secretary of South

Gondar ISPA

When the EPRDF government increased the 14-state administration

to 30, General Haile Meles returned to his hometown of South
Gondar as the first secretary of ESPA. They started working. The
people, outraged by the injustice of the village establishment and the
agro-market enterprise, said, "Why are you here at the end of the
day?" General Haile, a compassionate and just man, did not do as
much as he would like to do for the people of the area, but he did try
to solve the problems, especially in the village and the agricultural
market.

General Haile ruled South Gondar in relative peace for 19 days,

from January 15 to February 4, 1981. It was just that. February 4,
1981 While on a working visit to the Giant district, they received
information that the TPLF had crossed the Tekeze and was in the
process of manna. He then proceeded to Debre Tabor on February
19, 1981, beyond his sentence. They came from Ida Mariam, 25 km
from Debre Tabor, and looted 18 oxen and 60 sheep belonging to the
Farmers' Cooperative.

In three weeks, J / Haile mobilized 3,500 (three thousand five

hundred) troops and self-propelled barges to clear the area of thugs,
sending troops in three directions: Ebnat, in front of the Thursday
River, and in the eastern part of the Mina to defeat the TPLF.

On September 11, 1982, after the T-TPLF took control of North

Wollo, it sought to seize control of the Gaint district capital and even
take control of Guna, a military stronghold, but on 18 September
1982, the heroic Giant people fought relentlessly for 11 days. He
took control of the crowd and hid there. General Hailem fought with
some of the region's fast-moving police officers and mobilized the
people.

On February 25, 1981, Colonel Mengistu Hailemariam, pleased with

the TPLF's decision not to punish the TPLF, which had previously
crossed Tekeze, and later mobilized the population to restrain the
Checheho, was released on February 25, 1981. “... I admire the
efforts of the local people to stop the bandits. "I want to assure you
that the government will give you all the support you need to make
the people's struggle stronger in the future," he said.

After Colonel Mengistu Telegram, Maj. According to information

obtained from North Gondar, there was a sufficient number of
troops in South Gondar and they should fight with that, not ask for
another army to come to the region. Another thing that General
Haile was told was that the T-TPLF had come to South Gondar to
deceive, but that the main T-TPLF had not come to South Gondar.
General Haile, who was saddened by the incident, said that he
should have first asked about the reality of South Gondar and not the
North Gondar authorities. There is no regular Ethiopian soldier in
South Gondar. But no one listened. At that time, there were 3
infantry units and a mechanized brigade in North Gondar. South
Gondar, however, as described aboveThere was not even a single
battalion. On the other hand, after the TPLF took control of North
Wollo, it took control of South Gondar and planned to cut off North
Gondar. South Gondar has been in control of the strategic gateway
since September 11 and has been vying for control of the main
military territory.

False “enough power” in South Gondar has helped the TPLF gain
control of South Gondar without any force and move quickly to Addis
Ababa and accelerate the country's collapse. After the TPLF captured
North Wollo, Tenderro captured South Gondar and cut off North
Gondar in retaliation. This is exactly what the TPLF did. Coordinating
his forces, he took control of South Gondar and cut off North
Gondar. Gondar was finally captured 17/18 days after the capture of
Bahir Dar.

When General Haile, who did not give up on the central

government, asked the government to arm the 12,000-strong army,
he replied: "Are you going to arm the entire people of Gondar and
rebel against the government?" He said. After the TPLF took control
of most of South Gondar, the leaders refused to arm the 12,000-
strong army yesterday. It was a very slow decision.

Later (in 1982) the TPLF consolidated its forces on Guna and shifted
its command base from Gondar to Debre Tabor and placed it on
Mount Jesus. On December 16, General Haile toured and mobilized
the provincial army, and as he entered his house for lunch, he told
them that his nephew had come from the countryside and had seen
a large TPLF contingent passing by. Later, when her father, Gashew
Assefa Debre Tabor, said goodbye to the general, he returned and
said that he had a very large army. The father and son are said to
have left Debre Tabor on the left and are heading northwest of
Limado Mariam. He loaded heavy weapons on camels and cattle.
Shortly afterwards, Wale Damte, chairman of the Farmers'
Association, reported to General Haile that the TPLF was leaving
Debre Tabor and was heading for Graria. General Haile took the two
men to the Command Post on Mount Jesus to explain what they had
seen. He was not a proud commander. He was a major in the 603rd
Corps. This military security chief was inside the tent. General Haile
sent one of his entourage to come and talk to them. “I am currently
writing an urgent report; He did not come. ” They still have urgent
military information and send him to talk to them. He still hasn't
come. At the same time, the colonel, the political leader, came.
General Haile told him what he had heard from both men. Colonel,
this is unbelievable. We have to put the 11th Brigade there to
protect Farta Qusquam and Derehina, so we should not worry. I
dismissed Mr. Gasha's information, saying that you may have seen
the army. But Gashaw, I actually saw the TPLF. He said he saw them
dancing in Tigrigna and going to Limado. Gashaw said it would be
between 2,500 and 3,000. When he had to accept Gasha's
eyewitness account, the Colonel's chief of staff tried to scold him for
trying to figure out how to count the numbers. Wale Damte also
refused to accept information from Graria. He went into the tent.

While the colonel was talking to the farmers, the heroine, General
Haile, made a military calculation: If he cuts us off, he will cut us off
in the middle of nowhere, ”he said. Unable to believe their eyes,
they summoned the colonel and asked him who his army was. They
said it must be the T-TPLF, but the colonel said, "This is a T-TPLF." At
the same time, the corporal security chief, who had not arrived
earlier in the day, came and said, "This is a party." "Do you have an
army there?" They said. He said it must have been a mechanized
army that entered Assab yesterday. If he is, they say, 'Why did he
come out of the river?' He was contacted by radio and told to
confirm that he was a member of the army.

However, before the colonel could arrive at the airport, he was fired
upon by the officers, who said that the "People's Army" was
advancing on the city. The colonel immediately returned. The T-
TPLF, which reportedly crossed into Graria, opened fire behind the
command post. So it is with the sheep. The TPLF's intention was to
first strike the command post and disband the Guna Front without
coordination.

Two fighter jets and two helicopters were called in to strike. But it
was getting late, and they were not able to continue. At that
moment, the commander-in-chief landed on Mount Jesus by
helicopter. The situation was explained to them. But he downplayed
the matter and said: “Oh my God, today is the end of it. M. Bring
fourteen; I will pick it up one by one. ” Impossible. Although
General Haile did not get a hearing, he made the following
recommendations:The TPLF has already planned to strike a
command post and cut ties with the army. So let's change the
command post.

The army on my side will come to us and fight the TPLF in January
through Graria;

Some of the Guna's frontline forces retreated and fought a battle

with the TPLF in the city to save the city. The TPLF has sent a lot of
power to the left and right of the city, but it will not have much
power other than confusing the front. And our army is concentrated
in front of the Guna. They insisted that some of this force return to
the city and that they join forces with the army and other armies
around the city to save the city. But who heard them?

The proud commander responded to this brilliant military advice:

“My strength is in you; Woe is me now, my daughter! Nothing will
come of it. Take off your shoes and go to bed. ”They went to their
tents. Korah did not build a fortress during that time. The colonel, a
political leader, began building a fort under natural stone and shrubs.
General Haile's entourage captured a fort on the north side of
General Haile. The colonel gave the region's civil society (party and
administration), like the army, a defensive district and said, "Come
here and defend."They have. Seeing this, the wise and
compassionate General Haile himself went to these civil leaders and
defended them from the inside of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints.

General Haile, who at the time (in his spare time) did not hear, said,
"Let's change the command post." Now General Haile, who refused,
returned. “At this time we are too late to change command. All we
have to do now is strengthen our defenses and defend ourselves. ”
Everyone cooperated and tried to persuade General Haile. Although
General Haile did not believe he had left the post, they agreed,
although he was angry with the masses, and the movement began to
change or flee the command post.

However, as the gates were being opened fire, the alternative was
to try in the southwest. But this direction was also a dangerous cliff
with no way to descend. As a result, they stayed in the corner until a
small glimmer of light appeared, and they, under the leadership of a
farmer who knew a certain area, scrambled to the bottom of the
ravine and supported each other. Journey to the west. In the
morning, as soon as they arrived at the back of the prison, the
farmers, who knew General Haile, brought them bread and water
from their homes. After breakfast, the helicopter landed with a large
contingent of officers. General Haile joined in. When the helicopter
arrived, General Haile, a rebellious and principled man, went
downstairs and began mobilizing. The commander, however, flew to
Gondar by helicopter.

A command post was set up on Thursday, and the General's

residence was there. General Haile, who had no authority to
command the army but to work as a party or civil servant, roamed
the streets during the day and spent the night in a car (without a
tent). Accompanied by their escorts, they slept on empty ground.
The commander-in-chief, however, was staying at the Tana Hotel on
his way to Bahir Dar.

After an 11-day standoff, the government retaliated by deploying

the 15th Leopard Squad from Eritrea and three brigades from
elsewhere. The TPLF attacked the Sparta in the area of Worata 25
times in one night. But Sparta is invincible. The 15th Leopard Squad,
using its experience in Eritrea, is not suitable for a decisive battle
against the TPLF; When she did, she turned around and cut off her
waist. The TPLF has lost its grip on power. The 7th Battalion of the
Estena Graria Front, the Sparta Army of the Amber Amber and
Alemsaga Front, the 15th Battalion of the Leopard, and the 25th
Battalion of the Wodo and Rib Front, and the Air Force fired from the
air. Unable to withstand the onslaught of such a coup, for the first
time in history, the TPLF was forced to retreat in all directions.
Troops recaptured Debre Tabor. As soon as the army took control of
the city and its environs, a call was made and General Haile
Tewodros Square addressed the public. Thanking the people for
their perseverance, they called on him to fight to the end. He
pursued the TPLF, which had fled indiscriminately, surrendered to
the government, and promised to reward him with weapons.
Encouraged by this discourse, the young man and the local farmer,
without a plan, dragged the disbanded T-TPLF to Debre Tabor, and
he was blessed to use the weapon as promised.

Following the release of Debre Tabor, General Haile's office was

cluttered with a map of the T-TPLF's campaign plan and a summary
of its secrets. Both of these valuable documents had many
advantages over the other side. Documents:

The number and position of their front and back forces,

Type and layout of assistive devices

Their tactics and the land they use,

Schedule and action

Military communications equipment, passwords and symbols,

Their organizational ability to continue the fight, etc. Important

military information

They were dispersed without a trace. It was a testament to the fact

that neither the commander nor his aides had managed to get hold
of such a large secret document that they could run on their own,
instead of coordinating the forces under their command. General
Haile, recognizing the military significance of the information, sent it
to the National Revolutionary Guards for immediate use, informing
the Korum commanders. But they do not seem to be able to see
what it looks like, let alone use such information. This was one of
the saddest things that happened to General Haile.

Although General Haile was overjoyed at the liberation of Debre

Tabor, he repeatedly expressed the following critical questions to the
concerned party. This is the army that liberated the city from the
TPLF:

When the T-TPLF was overthrown without a plan and a central

order, they demanded that the guerrillas chase it and push it
forward, capturing Mount Guna, the ruling region, and even the
most strategic gateway.

They demanded that the army stop looting government and public
institutions.

They demanded an end to the atrocities committed by the army

against the people of the city.

These and similar questions were repeatedly made to the proud

commander and to the Itamajor officer. The response was
disappointing; The answer is, "Such problems are commonplace
everywhere." According to General Haile, when the army was
supposed to destroy the TPLF, it remained in the city for more than a
month. Such a horrific, inhumane, and outrageous act should not
have been inflicted on the people of Debre Tabor, who were allied
with the army and bloodied with the TPLF. The proud commanders
seemed to want the people to revolt against the government by
inciting the army to commit such heinous acts. Otherwise, they
would be able to control the army and see why he did not come out
of control and harass the people.

Although General Haile repeatedly urged the TPLF to attack when

the TPLF was weakened, they foughtHe has been fighting for more
than a month without disturbing the people. The TPLF, on the other
hand, mobilized Alula from North Gondar on foot for a whole month,
weakening its forces from South Wollo and North Shoa. That's not
all she did. The TPLF, which was severely beaten in Debre Tabor,
said, “We were recruited to liberate Tigray. But now we are dying in
a human country. We will not fight anymore because we have
fulfilled our mission of liberating Tigray. Most of the army revolted
against her. The elders of Tigray fell to their knees and begged. The
elders persuaded the dispersed army to revive the dying TPLF. If the
T-TPLF had been trampled on by the T-TPLF while on the verge of
collapse, the T-TPLF's existence would have ended only after it had
been punished and disbanded in the Debre Tabor battle. But our
warlords, who seem to have a special agreement with the TPLF, have
not been able to hear General Haile's arguments.

February 7, 1982 They heard a great rumor. Colonel Mengistu

summoned the top Korean military leaders, local party secretaries,
and state administrators to a meeting at the Redemption Palace
(Bahir Dar) to relocate Debre Tabor, the 15th Leopard Regiment,
which had played a key role in the liberation of Debre Tabor. If
General Haile had repeatedly raised his hand in opposition to this
decision (he understood why the government did), he would have
been denied the opportunity. "I do not see Gondar as equals with
Eritrea," said Colonel Mengistu. Rejected, Colonel Mengistu did not
attend the dinner hosted by Colonel Mengistu Hailemariam to
express his opposition and outrage.

After the 15th Leopard Regiment was taken to Eritrea and the TPLF
fortified Mount Guna with manpower and explosives, it launched a
face-to-face attack. Prior to the launch of the attack, General Haile
Meles, who had never been heard from, was opposed to the attack.
Because the TPLF stronghold is on Mount Guna, the land of the
military ruler. It is very difficult for us to attack from the bottom up.
Previous experience of this two-pronged attack strategy ended in our
defeat. Why are we reviewing it for the third time now? Instead:
From my splendor I struck Guna in the southeast,

Crossing the river on Thursday through Mana, climb up to Giant and

cut off my back.

They plotted to harass the TPLF by throwing stones at each other.

The commander-in-chief refused, saying: "I will not attack you like
this." The chairman was Etamajor, the chief, and other senior
generals. While only one general supported General Haile's plan, the
others supported the commander-in-chief's plan. The Itamajor
officer supported the commander's plan, and the battle began in
accordance with the commander's plan. Perhaps the brilliant
General Haile said that the TPLF had taken control of the territory
and that the guerrillas were on the verge of being defeated or
defeated, so the battle ended in defeat.

After the TPLF defeated Guna, their next battle was not to defend
but to attack. On February 20, 1982, they attacked Debre Tabor for
the second time. The commander-in-chief called on the Korean
leadership to leave Debre Tabor and retreat. General Hailem
accidentally arrived at the command post and asked, "How can we
escape with all this army, supplies and weapons?"

They argued. Koro's deputy commander also supported General

Hailemariam's proposal: “We have at least 15 days' worth of food.
So we should not retreat. ”The retreat was canceled. Within hours,
however, an undisclosed supply of ammunition and ammunition was
burned. It was a miracle by God that the people of Debre Tabor had
to end that massive explosion. Soon the army saw that the weapons
depot was burning and fled. The force at the command post,
including the commanding officer, immediately fled. However, the
TPLF killed a lot of people because the damaged tank road in
Alemsaga was not closed and all the cars and tanks were gone. The
army did not even make a strategic retreat while defending itself,
and many were killed; Many possessions were destroyed.

Debre Tabor was captured, but Ebnat, Addis Zemen, Fogera, and
Dera were not captured. February 1983 The TPLF launched a war to
seize the rest of South Gondar and Bahir Dar. In this battle, General
Haile was wounded on the 4th of Hamusit. Two of his companions,
who were in a jeep with him (his cousin Ten Mengistu Belay and
Soldier Tsegaye) were killed. After burying the bodies of the two
men at Gabriel Church, they rebuilt the Bezawit Palace. Heavy
artillery and trucks, however, were blocked from crossing the Nile
Bridge. An intercepted text message from the TPLF advising its
troops not to approach because the bridge will be demolished. But
the Ethiopian army knew nothing. Meanwhile, the Nile Bridge
collapsed, killing many. General Haile wrote on his note that many
bodies were floating in the water.

General Hailemariam also crossed the Nile to Bahir Dar, south of the
Bezawit Palace. When they entered Bahir Dar, they did not find any
official. However, because the TPLF did not enter Bahir Dar on its
own, the hidden officials began to appear the next day. After
General Haile received first aid, Tesfahun Abebe, a relative of Zerihun
Mekonnen, was forced to leave his room by his friend. The next day,
they went to the West Gojjam Party Office and met with Shiferaw
Ankubarin, the administrator of Begashaw Atalay and North Gondar
Administrator. They repeated the same advice to both of them. The
advice was: “Let's go in and cover our people, because the matter is
settled. You used to tell me I was originally from Wollo Borena. So
now you have me dead in Ilmana Densa. As for Samada, my
grandfather's country, I will transfer you to Samada. Come on in,
take a look and enjoy yourself! Then let's make a connection and
fight an ambush. ” Both rejected this ideaAlthough they did not
accept the idea of a coup d'état, General Hailemariam went back to
his region and faced this tragedy with his people. They tried
unsuccessfully through the Nile. Kebele 11: They found a man and
gave him a thousand birr and they agreed to arrange a road for them
and they disappeared. On their way back to their home region of
South Gondar, they were wounded three more times. They are
wounded in 7 places with the former. But by the miracle of God, all
7 of these places went to the flesh and did not cause any harm to
their lives or bodies, except for a temporary injury.

Conditions if they were more powerful than General Haile and used
their power and skills properly.

The Tuba-Tuba officials, who could have changed, neglected the

responsibilities and responsibilities of the government and the
people, and more than half the helicopters, half the Pajero, and the
Land Cruiser, and took me to Addis Ababa. More than all these
officials, General Haile Meles returned to Addis Ababa for more than
seven reasons to seek medical treatment. But this determined hero
said: “But if we do not protect ourselves, who will not be in the
middle? Who says Addis Ababa will not be raped in this situation?
When he takes over Addis Ababa, where does he flee to? This shit
on my shoulder does not allow me to shake my hand and surrender
to the enemy or to expose my people to the enemy. Most of all,
they did not teach me to surrender to the enemy, Emperor
Tewodros, who was a timeless example of determination. So I never
had to run away again. Anyway, at least I didn't go down without
explaining myself first. If possible, help me and we will defeat our
enemy. Even if I do not succeed, I will not go anywhere but to the
land of vengeance. ”
On December 24, 2010, Eskinder Nega compared the last-minute
decision of other Derg members to that of General Haile Meles, who
wrote on social media:
No amount of violence, however, was able to prevent the downfall of the Derg. The end came
after seventeen long years, in May 1991; ironically, courtesy of not the political groupings it
had feared but from the midst of the political underdogs. Stunned by a defeat that was never
supposed to happen, Derg officials, whose larger than life reputations had become part of the
public legend, stood humbly in line to give themselves up to the victors. No sight— before or
since—amazed the public more. Only one of the 109 members of the Derg, General Haile
Melese, defied the new regime by melting into his home region— rural Gonder—and trying
to organize an armed resistance. (Hampered by old age and lack of external support, he was
doomed almost from the start. He now lives in New Zealand. His valor, however, still stands
in sharp contrast to his comrades.)

Free translation: However, no amount of brutality can prevent the fall of the Derg. The Derg
regime collapsed in May 1983, 17 years later. game over. Surprisingly, they defeated the
Derg not out of fear, but out of resentment. Shocked by an unexpected defeat, the Derg
officials, who were heavy on the ground, rallied to surrender to their victors. Woe to the
people who have never seen such humiliation before! To the astonishment of even the new
rulers, one hundred and ninety Derg members, isolated from General Haile Melese, refused to
go to war against their enemy, heading for their hometown of Gondar. However, because of
their advanced age and lack of outside help, all their efforts were in vain. He now lives in
New Zealand. Still, their heroism is different from that of their peers.

(One of the two problems of Alexander Haile mentioned here was that he did not have to
worry about aging, but he did not get help from outside or organizational aid. He was only 50
years old at the time.

The invincible hero, Tewodros' son, who made this decision, walked through the conch with
his blood. They spent the night in Zege under the care of a blessed and patriotic family. The
next day they had to stay overnight because there was no boat. On the second day, the boat
was found, and the members of this happy family prepared the boat and arranged for them to
cross to Dera (determined Peter). These proud Zage families took such care not only of
General Haile, but also because of their Ethiopian military prowess. Upon reaching Tana,
they paid the price for the canoes and continued their journey.

In Dera, they met the chairman of a local farmers' association and joined them. They
arranged for me to stay overnight at a local school so that my home could be searched. The
chairman of the Farmers' Association brought in some guerrillas and joined them. General
Hailemariam conveyed a message to the guerrilla leaders of the seven provinces through the
guerrillas:

After that, they walked through the woods during the day, and during the day they walked for
15 days. When the mob entered (some of the guerrillas who had secretly heard of their return
spread rumors) the crowd and the guerrillas welcomed them. He addressed the crowd in
public. "We must intensify our fight and fight the insurgency," he said. At the same time,
they met with guerrilla leaders from Liban, Farthan, Fogera, and Gain and gave instructions
on how to continue the guerrilla warfare. They also sent messages to Dera and Este
guerrillas.

From Zege to Ebnat, their wounds were dried. In Ebnat, however, the clinic was operating
(because it was not yet occupied by the TPLF) and they received treatment for their wounds.
The elders advised them to move to Melza, as the area could be invaded by the TPLF.

Gondar, which was cut off 17 days after the capture of Bahir Dar by the TPLF and the entry
of General Haile Ebnat. As a result, many soldiers came from Gondar to Balsa and Ebnat.
General Hailem asked the soldiers not to go anywhere and to help them, and he begged the
people to feed the displaced soldiers in the meantime. And the people were not ashamed. He
agreed. After asking for the cooperation of the people, he sent a 13-point question to Colonel
Mengistu on the narrow shoulder of a farmer. Here are some of the 13 questions asked to
Colonel Mengistu:

When Gondar was captured, more than 400 soldiers came to Balsa and Ebnat at his request,
and the people were temporarily feeding them, which could be a great force, along with the
region's guerrillas.

Medicine,

77 Military Remote Radio,

Financial support for the guerrilla warfare

It is necessary to demolish the bridge connecting North Wollo and South Gondar in order to
limit the TPLF's activities.

If you send them all by helicopter, you can reach them.

General Haile cut off the road from Gondar and demanded that they (the government army)
attack from the Welega and Bure areas to the north and crush them in the middle.

The farmer, who was sent to deliver the message, was traveling on the Dangla line to deliver
the message when it was blocked by EPRDF and returned to Addis Ababa via Dessie. Half
of Dessie Road itself was occupied by the TPLF (North Wollo) and South Wollo by the
government, so we had to walk through some of the areas in between. After Dessie, they
arrived in Addis Ababa by bus. A teacher who arrived in Addis Ababa called on the phone,
contacted family members, explained who had been sent, and met in person. The main
messenger was the farmer, who explained in detail about General Haile's troubled home and
relieved his family. The courier copied the letter to the colonel, who had been told not to
show it to anyone but the government. The envoy was briefed by General Haile, a friend of
General Haile, who was working for the Central Committee the next day. President Mengistu
was overjoyed to receive the message and said, “I will send him whatever he asks. Come
tomorrow and we will talk. ” The next day, Colonel Mengistu received another messenger
from the farmer. General Haile did not respond to any of his requests. “Since our helicopters
are falling apart, we do not currently have a helicopter to transport the goods. The other thing
is that you have been on the trip for a long time and now General Haile may not be where you
were at the beginning of the trip and we will send him after you leave, ”he said. The
general's family, however, did not pay the 500 birr, so they booked a flight to Dessie and
bought medicine for their wife.

Although the envoys did not bring anything from the colonel's kingdom, the zealous and one
did not stop fighting for his mother. The seven provinces marched and organized the
guerrilla warfare and planned to launch an ambush in 10 towns, including Debre Tabor, in
one night, at a certain time.

Take, for example, Debre Tabor, which surrounded Debre Tabor in four directions. The date
for the attack is May 22 to 23, 1986. It was 6 p.m. General Haile has been in Jan Meda since
May 21 for this purpose. The day was chosen to be the night of May 22 to 23 in the evening,
in order to strike a chord with the TPLF.

Unfortunately, the fifth force, which was about to give a signal in the middle of the city, did
not give a signal, and the army that surrounded Debre Tabor in four directions returned,
waiting. TPLF officials fled to Bahir Dar when they learned of the attack on Debre Tabor
that day. Some soldiers also bought civilian clothes and tried to escape in disguise. I later
learned that General Haile had been intercepted by the guerrillas because they had been with
the former army officers and were already members of the EDMAN (TPLF-Ethiopian
Ethiopian Democratic Forces Union) or later recruited.

Citing the siege of Debre Tabor, the Tobias newspaper reported

Following this attempt, the TPLF reportedly retaliated against General Haile's family,
guerrillas, individuals he believed could mobilize, and the people of South Gondar in general.
The free press of the day reported, if not all, of them. The Unity newspaper, which was the
language of the United Nations, regularly reported on the tragedy of South Gondar in its
column "Amhara Lamentations". Other independent newspapers also reported regularly.
General Haile's family, especially those who had assisted in the guerrilla warfare, were
mutilated and thrown into the abyss. Two of their sisters (Mrs. Zemetu and Tobias returned)
were arrested.

They closely followed the campaign and Tobias. They search their homes for various
reasons, claiming that they are the ones who sent him medicine, food, and clothing. October
1984 General Haile received malaria treatment for 50 days in Debre Tabor. The TPLF is
searching the countryside to catch him. He also explores the city, especially the homes of
those miserable sisters. What a fool for General Haile to spend 50 days in the home of his
number one suspects !? He was (in fact, the safest day of the year) from another deceitful
house. But their sisters did not hesitate to check. The interview and the surprising answer
during the search are as follows:
 The TPLF returned to Tobias' house and said: “You will send clothes and food; Where is
he? They ask. Mrs. Tobias replied: “Even when it comes to eating and drinking from my
house, you come and eat, You drink. If he does not come, I will give him food. I will water
it, I will rest it. It's my brother! If you are in the country and you find it, please show it to
me because I miss it. I could not find what I was looking for; My brother's longing is going
to kill me. I do not know where he is, so please contact me if you can. ”

They went back to Mrs. Zemetu Meles' house, opened the rooms of her house, opened the
closet and began to inspect. Angered and insulted, the lion's sister said: “My brother is a
man; It does not fold like a wardrobe and does not fit into a woman's wardrobe. Because it is
a hero, it is used in the desert where heroes live. If you are a hero, go to the desert and look
for him. Do not bother me here. ”

After the May 1986 coup, the massacre and imprisonment of General Haile's family and
supporters intensified. In addition, there was no one to assist them financially or materially.
So they sent a man to Debarq, North Gondar, where the worst of the army was said to be
moving. But they have no one to turn to. On another occasion, Gondar himself and his
companions traveled to Gondar to search for relatives in Gondar. As they did so, the
caravans were dispersed. They went to Gondar, took a bed at a coffee shop and went out in
search of their relatives. However, they did not find him, so they did not find him working
on the highway. They only found the little girl. When they saw the owner's hairstyle and
asked the girl about her mother, they said that she was from Shire, but they realized that they
did not understand much, so they went back to the hotel where they were staying. On the
way to Gondar, Tsedal Berhanu (a well-known Debre Tabor merchant) and another
businessman were standing and talking face to face with General General, but they did not
recognize General Haile. When the coup attempt failed, the army, led by Colonel Mengistu
Hailemariam, General Zeleke Beyene and Colonel Goshu Wolde, reportedly joined forces
with the force or spoke to them and worked with them.They set out for Kenya with the
intention of returning to their homeland.

Travel to Kenya

They had two options to reach Kenya from South Gondar. 1 / Debre Tabor via Dejen, 2 /
Debre Tabor via Dessie. They chose the Dessie line because they feared that he would be
recognized as a district administrator by Bahir Dar for a long time. On the way to Dessie, the
bus often stopped for lunch at Debre Tabor, but did not stop for lunch. But then he had
breakfast before, so it was decided to have lunch at Debre Tabor, and most of the people
came down. What about General Haile? A few people were sitting on the same bus, reading
a book for an hour and a half. In the meantime, something happened.

Tewodros II, a former classmate of Tewodros Elementary School (who suffered from
dementia), dropped out of school and begged and worked full-time. When this man spoke
well, he said that he had studied with General Haile. When General Haile came to Debre
Tabor to mourn the loss of his father-in-law while he was the Shoa commissioner, he met
with Gebre to talk about his old school and to try to help General Haile. Now they are
bandits in the country ruled by General Haile, and when the bus stops, they meet on the bus
to beg for food. However, it is unlikely that the patient will be separated from General Haile
Gebre, whom they have not met in Berhanu Gondar. The farmer, however, was not joking,
so he stood in front of the general and could not move his eyes. Then he approached and said
in a low voice, "Are you okay?" they have. He said, "I am fine." “You don't care; He got
off the bus and stood on the sidewalk, staring at General Haile until the bus moved. When
the bus pulled up, he waved good-bye to them. Isn't that amazing?

They passed Debre Tabor in a way that seemed unrealistic, but they reached the breeze.
Overnight was there. In the old days, when the wind blew, they took him out of the hotel to
spend the night. From there, try to find some people who you think can help in the fight. But
they did not succeed.

In this way they traveled to Dessie and arrived in Addis Ababa. When they arrived in Addis
Ababa, their bodyguards were waiting for the Gojjam line. As soon as they entered the barn,
they exchanged blows with the receptionist, who arrived at Lambert. For this purpose, he
rented a minibus taxi and pretended to be a taxi driver. They only know about General
Haile's arrival in Addis Ababa and the general arrangement. Among the friends, only Major
Kifle Woldesemayat and Colonel Sewnet, a taxi driver who knows how to rent a taxi for this
purpose. Assefa works as a taxi driver.

They took Lambert and put him in a rented house. During his 20-day stay in Addis Ababa,
General Haile tried unsuccessfully to meet with political party leaders. Professor Tithing was
arrested. The others could not be found. After meeting for 20 days on their minibuses, they
set out on their journey to Kenya. On the day of General Haile's departure for Kenya, her
minibus contract expired and she returned to her husband. As a result, General Haile is
escorted by his friend, Major Kifle, himself. As they passed through the palace on their way
to Legehar, the T-TPLF took over the heroic generals who had not been rescued by the T-
TPLF and handed them over to Meles Zenawi's bodyguards. As soon as she arrived at the
palace, she stood up straight. The infamous palace guards came out in flames and said, “Why
are you standing here? They threatened to stop. The 50-year-old divorced the chief of staff
and said calmly, "We are spoiled, not intentional." Unable to do anything, the soldiers had to
push the car out of the area. "Courage and determination will never go away," said General
Haile, who is being pushed back by Meles' troops. After a short push, the car, which had
been parked for a while, got up. The lieutenant colonel took them to Gehar, embarrassed
them, and returned. Assefa was waiting for Gehar, so he traveled a short distance with them
and he returned. General Haile continued his journey to Kenya with only one escort.

After staying in Jinka for a few months, they arranged for a road trip to Moyale. General
Haile, who was patriotic, still had problems in Moyale. They saw many cattle being
smuggled into Kenya, and they became sad and worried and started taking pictures of these
cattle. "How do you photograph our security guard?" They caused trouble. They somehow
managed to escape and arrived in Nairobi. Upon their arrival, they rented a house belonging
to a blessed and well-to-do relative and kept them for some time.

Thinking about their country, restless General Haile began to struggle to find this much-
talked-about Black Lion army and security forces coordinator. They met General Zeleke
Beyenen and through him, they contacted Colonel Mengistu by telephone. When the
president spoke to the government about the so-called war, the government said: Nothing
can be done right now. So my advice to you is to stay calm and hide. ” This advice,
however, did not go unnoticed by the heroic general. How can they hide when a country is
falling into the hands of the enemy, disappearing from the ranks and mercilessly massacred?
oh no; They rejected his advice. In another conversation, Colonel Mengistu quoted General
Haile as saying: You were right. Many of the officers were arrested while traveling with
their Samsonite gold and silver coins, ”he acknowledged. The rescue squad was called in,
but no action was taken. Disappointed, General Haile tried to establish his own cell with
General Zeleke Beyene and others like him.

In the meantime, the Sudanese government, which has been at

loggerheads with the TPLF, is asking the Colonel, who has lived in
Sudan for many years, to search for General Haile. Colonel Emru also
informed his brother that the Sudanese government had made a
request to him because he had previously formed an alliance with
General Haile while he was still fighting at home through General
Haile's brother. He was a London resident at the time, and it was
time for General Haile to leave for Kenya, so he sent the letter to
General Haile, who arranged for the two to meet face-to-face in the
future. After a good start, the relationship between the two became
very tense. While he was there, he made contact with Dr. Rick
Machar through General Zeleke Beyene, and a discussion ensued.
(General Zeleke Beyene was in the Gambella camp when he was
commander of the Western Command and Enrique Machar was in
opposition.) The Derg officials who escaped in Kenya are making
their way to various Western countries.Complete. Haile-Andrew, a
Christian convert to Christianity, was deported to Sudan in the name
of General Meles Meles Ibrahim. On January 6, 1997, they arrived in
Sudan. They were escorted to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
by Major General Zeleke Beyene and Lt. Gen. Yitbarek Mengiste.

Brigadier General Haile Melese as Ibrahim Mohammed

General Haile Melese returns to Sudan

Upon arrival in Sudan, the Sudanese government accommodated

them at the Green Village Hotel, a two-month down payment.
However, J. Haile said, “This life is a luxury for us. We did not come
here to live a comfortable life, but to fight. ”They left the luxury hotel
for two months and began living with Colonel Emru.

General Haile's visit to Sudan has created a great deal of excitement

and excitement among Ethiopian refugees in Sudan. He promised at
every meeting that he was determined to fight for his freedom. In an
effort to answer the public's questions and to start a strong struggle,
he began talking to Colonel Emru Wende, one of the worst leaders,
and the leaders of other organizations. However, there was no
immediate response from the colonel. There is no such thing as a
common front; All organizations, including General Haile, have
joined forces. "I can't be the worst member because I have my own
organization," Haile said. However, we can work together to create
an all-inclusive and Ethiopia-friendly coalition rather than an
organization confined to one region. You assemble us as the
chairman of the front; As for me, I work from the bottom of my
heart, ”he said. In fact, three out of every three organizations have
been drafted to form a coalition.Despite the refusal of Col. Emru, five
other organizations joined the Ethiopian Democratic Unity Patriotic
Front (EPDF) on March 28, 1989. They created and the struggle
continued. During the month, Tewodros (now Commander
September) joined the fray with a deceitful tyrant. Next in line was
Mazer Land. The members of the organization also praised General
HaileHe elected Tuhat Paul as vice president.
Brigadier General Haile Melese Ethiopian Patriotic Unity Democratic
Front (EPDF)

Chairman (1989 in Sudan)

Four members of the Front and its leader, General Haile, on

Saturday night, were abducted by gunmen in the wake of the
formation of the Front. He was arrested on April 5, 1998. The
Sudanese government has accused the general (although he has not
been charged):

You will enter Ethiopia and fight without the permission of the
Sudanese government.

You buy and store equipment

You are suspected of CIA and Mossad

Some of your members will even tell you that he is a dictator

Members of the Front and its supporters abroad set up an

international task force to free General Haile and the imprisoned
members of the Front. The four leaders arrested along with General
Haile are:

Base color

Yours sincerely

Raguel Shiferaw

The new He was released on November 16, 1998.

When members and supporters outside the Front heard about the
release of these men, they hoped that General Haile would be
released. "We are willing to release you," Sudanese Prime Minister
Hailemariam Desalegn said in a statement. We will give you a home.
But we will only do this if you stop your political activities and stay
away from anyone but your country, ”she said. However, General
Haile said he was a rebellious and true Ethiopian general and did not
bow to the demands of the Sudanese government. In fact, they took
it as an insult. Oh, human ignorance! The man is General Haile
Melese. The hero, General Haile, replied: “I have come here to do
political work, to be given military training, and to do whatever is
necessary, not to be locked out of the house without meeting
anyone. But now that you have broken your word and decided not
to do politics in your country, release me and let me return to my
country. ” Such a position is unacceptable to the Sudanese
government. So he would not accept their offer.

On March 6, 1999, General Haile received a shocking news from the

International Task Force. On the occasion of the first year of their
imprisonment, General Haile was sent off on a hunger strike, and the
girl she was asking for food was rejected. It was shocking news. The
task force convened an emergency meeting and decided to hold a
peaceful protest at the Sudanese embassies. The next morning,
Sunday morning, the paper was scattered in the churches. Overseas
General Haile Selassie's Task Force intensified its campaign in all
directions. He dismissed the Sudanese embassies by telephone, fax
(unknown at the time, Facebook and other social media) and
demonstrations.

At the request of the United Nations High Commissioner for

Refugees (UNHCR), the Sudanese government requested that the
Sudanese government release General Haile or release him. There is
no such thing in Sudan. ” Such a betrayal of trust has put the
campaign coordinators at greater risk. If the Sudanese government
refuses to arrest General Haile, they will hand him over to the TPLF.
Otherwise, the committee threatened to kill them. As a result, he
intensified the campaign, harassing Sudanese embassies around the
world by fax, fax, and telephone. Commander Asfa Seifu
immediately expressed concern to the UN Human Rights Council's
International Task Force and received a response on January 15,
1999. A team of two investigators He is scheduled to leave on
February 2, 1999. On the other hand, she said, "I can show the
whole country to Sudan, because I know the prison where General
Haile is being held." The head of the bureau, Elizabeth, is now
confident and she no longer believes in the lies of the Sudanese
government.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) strongly urges the

international community to do something about it. This meant that
even though General Haile told her not to come, she had to go every
day to check on their health, even with the guards. She accepted the
request without hesitation; She continues to report daily. Global -
Global Task ForceHe was concerned that General Haile, who had a
severe stomach ache, might not be able to cope with the hunger
strike.

A.D. The first peaceful demonstration on Wednesday, March 10,

1999 at the Sudanese Embassy in London

Probably scared; They became very sick. As a result, he signed a

contract with a private hospital to bring his brother from the UK
where he was being treated for treatment (and to help him get out
of jail). He was asked to pay ንግሊዝ 10,000. He did not have ten
thousand pounds in his account. When he asked the bank to lend
him money, he agreed; He was asked to repay ሺህ 10,000 and ሺህ
21,000 in seven years' wages. He did not wash his eyes, Agree.
When they hired him the next day, they said, "We agreed to
renovate the house, not to treat it." Desperate to save his brother's
life and save his brother's life, the river was cut off. But after some
discussion, he was allowed to do so, and the bank transferred ሺህ
10,000 to his personal hospital account. The private hospital
followed suit and wrote a letter to the British Foreign Office asking
for a visa for General Haile. The British Foreign Office said: “We do
not have an embassy in Sudan. That does not mean that they will be
given a visa, but only if they have been interviewed and their case is
convincing. ” How can a prisoner in a Sudanese prison go to a
neighboring country and apply for a British visa? The issue's end has
the recaptured Doomsday in the control of the US Government and
President Barack Obama's administration. The global campaign,
however, continues unabated.

The second peaceful demonstration took place on March 17 in

London. Demonstrations and campaigns continued in the United
States and other countries. This was General Haile's 12th day without
food. 8/06/1991 A note from General Haile received by the
International Task Force on March 18, 1999, in London. The message
read: “I will wait for you until March 27. Until then, if you do not
succeed, I will kill myself. ” It was a very frustrating message.

Proponents of her case have been working to make the actual

transcript of this statement available online. This campaign was
successful. Because General Haile responded to the people's pleas
and responded in writing. Some relief. But the campaign continues.

Finally, the Sudanese government, which could not withstand this

coordinated campaign, said in a statement that it had "arrested" the
protesters and that he would release them if they found a "hostile
state".

Every patriot in every country set out to find a country. Professor

John Spencer continued his efforts to convince Ghana that he had
good relations with Ghana. Professor JohnSpencer called General
Haile "the great man."

Brigadier General Hailemariam Desalegn returns to Sudanese prison

The Ethiopian Communities of Canada, Norway and Sweden, and all

others, worked together to find a country that would accept General
Haile. There are not enough words to describe the work of General
Haile's members of the International Task Force, in particular
Chairman Assefa Seifu and his brother-in-law, Secretary General
Mekonnen. Commander Assefa did not even go to the United States
for a vacation. Elijah and Naaman were distracted and seemed to be
falling asleep.

On Thursday, July 29, 1999, the International Committee of the Red

Cross (ICRC) announced that the TPLF and the Sudanese government
had reached an agreement to exchange refugees. According to the
report, General Haile Meles, one of the 97 refugees requested by the
Ethiopian government, was released. Meanwhile, Amnesty
International, which has not responded to repeated reports that
General Haile has been detained and whose lives are in danger,
called the International Task Force. The International Committee of
the Red Cross (ICRC), which has so far not responded to all letters,
has now called on the Sudanese government to call on the Ethiopian
government to release 97 Ethiopian refugees.

The Sudanese government has not been able to release them, saying
it will release them to alleviate international pressure on Ethiopians.
The International Task Force (JTF) began to think that the Sudanese
government was deceiving it, as it was reported that it was
negotiating with the Ethiopian government to surrender. General
Hailemariam, a skeptical and determined hero who did not like the
Sudanese government's game, announced his shocking will to his
family. The will was as follows:

If you take me to a hospital and we are going to have an operation,

do not sign.

Receive the corpse and say that he is dead while undergoing

treatment, but do not accept and bury me,

Do not pick me up and bury me, even if they bring my body down to
the door.

If you agree to join the TPLF and take it home and bury it, never do
it. Throw me anywhere. If they do that and you do it in shock, then
you are committing a crime.

You need to be prepared to think that they can kill me with drugs or
poison or if they escape from prison. Just as the head of Emperor
John, who was brutally beheaded, was later punished by God, so my
corpse that was unjustly killed and thrown away will inevitably
receive a response from God, says the shocking testament.

The rest of the family has a moral and cultural obligation to fulfill the
last will or testament of the deceased. But it is very difficult to put
into words how difficult it is to hear, let alone apply, such a difficult
testament. This is not the first time Brigadier General Haile Melese
has made such a decisive decision on himself and his family. In the
past, when the conditions for his release were being questioned,
they decided to kill him while he was still in prison. The first step was
to unplug the power line from a solitary confinement cell and cover it
so that the Sudanese guards could not see it. The second step was to
ask for the poison to be suicidal through the interrogator. Rejecting
the idea of how your whole country could be suicidal, she called
London and asked her brother for advice. "Yes, you should give it to
him," he said. She was even more shocked by the unexpected
response. “The TPLF must kill itself with honor from the one who is
holding my brother's hand and humiliating him. You have to
emphasize that this will happen at the last minute when the
Sudanese are determined to surrender and that there will be a
complete consensus on that, ”he explained. Still, she did not accept
him. He persuaded her to do something about it, even though she
did not believe it. In doing so, however, it is natural for him to
emphasize the general message to General Haile when to use it, as
described above, and to trust him.

Meanwhile, the invincible Jeg and General Haile made a request to

the Sudanese government, not as a prisoner, but as a proud
Ethiopian general. The question is: “It is your right not to want me to
leave your country. If this is the case then maybe I should leave and
enter your own country. Otherwise, I will be allowed to go to
another African country. ” When he asked the Sudanese
government, he sent a strong message to his foreign supporters,
urging them to stay in Africa. Unfortunately, the Sudanese
government, which seems to have understood General Haile's
motives, disagreed with General Haile: "If General Haile chooses to
live in any country in Africa; He was not released from prison.
"Because they can use the Sudanese border to join their struggle,
and this could clash with the Ethiopian government. Let your search
be outside Africa." Therefore, in this election, General Haile had to
be persuaded to change his mind unless he was in Africa.

Finally, after much struggle, New Zealand agreed to accept the

request of Elizabeth, the head of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Sudan. "This byitself is a
solitary confinement," he said, saddened by the news. However,
they had to leave because there was no alternative. It is learned that
the Sudanese government has been negotiating to hand over power
to the TPLF if it had not been for the support of General Hailemariam
Desalegn, the International Task Force, its members and supporters,
and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
By God's will, however, they were released on September 20, 1999,
after a year and six months in solitary confinement. At the end of
the day, the Sudanese government escorted them out of the rented
house on a plane, escorted by soldiers, without allowing them to
leave their homes or even take a change of clothes.

When they arrived in New Zealand, they were told that they would
be staying in Cairo for several hours. When their brother in London
called them, the rebellious general asked them a question that they
would not expect from anyone who had been in prison for one year
and six months. “Neighboring country (Cairo) I will be transit for
many hours and I want to get out of there and continue the struggle.
So ask for the permission of the external leadership of the front so
that I can stay in the first place. Shocked by the unexpected
question, their brother wanted them to recover, saying: “You will
rest a little, and you will return to the fight. But for now, I want you
to rest. ” “How can I rest when one side is being slaughtered and the
country is being destroyed by black Italians? What kind of
conscience do you want me to have when my country and people
are in this situation? ” They persuaded him to ask, and they agreed.
General Haile, on the other hand, summoned the external leadership
of the Front in accordance with their orders. Nobody agreed. They
all agreed that they should go to New Zealand and rest for a while as
a counselor. They were deeply saddened when this decision was
made to General Haile; But they had to accept the decision and fly
to New Zealand.
The reception and care received by the Ethiopian community, first in
Auckland and then in Wellington, the capital, was gratifying. After
living in New Zealand for 16 years, they fell ill and needed close
family care. However, they have been admitted to the Nursing
Home, where they are being treated. General Haile went to the
elders' quarters for his day-to-day care, but he was not left without
the daily care and attention of his son Melchizedek and his wife, Mrs.
Mesaye Niki. Coincidentally, there were many Ethiopians working in
the same old man's dormitory, so everyone (including the French)
took care of their children by calling them "Daddy".

Patriotic Ethiopians living in Perth, Western Australia. On February

22, 2020, they organized a grand celebration in honor of General
Haile Meles for his outstanding patriotism and military service.

Brigadier General Haile Selassie Recognized for Great Military

Service in Perth, Australia

G. Haile's trophies and medals awarded by Perth residents

General Haile New Zealand and Australia were always in exile, but
their hearts were always in Ethiopia. They never lost sight of the fact
that one day I would have to fight back to liberate my people. As a
result, once in New Zealand, they were asked by a political party,
"Please come in and fight us, for your return is good for the country."
They did not roll their eyes to agree. But their close friends and
family, who were well aware of their condition, were affected. One
of the main objections to their friends and family was the fact that
General Haile's prescription was always kept in the refrigerator.
Where does a fighter who goes into the desert find a refrigerator and
store the medicine that is essential for his life? But the resolute
general did not see this as a problem. His only interest was to make
sacrifices for the sake of the country. General Haile Melese, who has
always been patriotic, has always said,

Yes, even though his usual wishes were not met, he returned to
Ethiopia, as he had promised, to die in his beloved homeland of
Ethiopia. Arrived in Australia on Thursday, November 19, 2020 and
arrived in Addis Ababa at 12:40 pm on Friday, November 20, 2020.
On the same day, they left Addis Ababa at 18:30 and arrived at Bahir
Dar International Airport, where they began their work as Bahir Dar
District Administrator.

Although God willing, their wishes were not fully fulfilled, and in
part, they were sent to Ethiopia by their families abroad to bid
farewell to their children, sisters and brothers in the country. By the
time they were born .... They are separated from this world by
death.

Brigadier General Haile In an interview with the Ethiopian Registrar

in 1997, the TPLF government stated publicly that it was wanted by
the Derg for "criminal and genocide" charges. So what do you think?
" He replied:

In fact, I stand by my work and the people I have served as a witness

to the fact that there is not a single Ethiopian who claims that he has
taken away human life that is not on the market, and that he has
even taken away his wealth and property. In fact, if I have a legacy
and a legacy that I can pass on to my children and loved ones, this is
my unmistakable name and deed.

But my responsibility as a joint leader of the Derg regime is not that I

did not offend my country or my people by the massacre and
disturbances of the Hoy-Hoita regime, but by the TPLF-Enemy, the
enemy of my motherland and my people more than me. At the very
least, we have been harassed and saddened by the fact that our
betrayal of our historical enemies, the surrender of the second black
Italians, is the heaviest crime we have ever committed. Nonetheless,
the people who were killed, tortured and persecuted by the Derg
were not discriminated against on the basis of race or religion. It is
the Ethiopian people, not the enemies, who are the perpetrators, the
perpetrators and the perpetrators of this crime. If I am alive or not,
my name and my story should be judged and judged by my common
leadership.

Yes, J / Haile cannot stand the judgment of his beloved Ethiopian

people who are still alive. But their names and stories have been
brought to the attention of the Ethiopian people, as they have
promised to bring to justice.

People close to Brigadier General Haile Haile testify that he was a

patriotic, very humble, respectful, generous, eloquent man who
loved his country more than anything and everyone. Let's take a
brief look at some of them, for example:

Alemayehu Dessie

General Haile is almost a good person. It is true: He is humble; He

is compassionate, He is obedient; If there is something that is good
for everyone and he does it, I know he is trying to do it. His
conscience is pure. He was a good man at heart and could rarely do
any harm to anyone. Nature is pure; His conscience is pure.

Haile is a member of the Derg and is pure and poor. He is nothing;

He was a man who had nothing but Ethiopianness, purity, faith and
sincerity. He started out as an innocent man and ended up as a poor
man. Although he was not robbed like millions today, I know that
many people like Haile Derg started and ended because I have
friends I know personally. When Haile was wasted in the country, he
did not go abroad to teach like any other child. The rest of us, using
the government's directive, have the opportunity to build a house for
30 Birr, while Haile is wasted once in the east, once in the north and
once in the west.

When Haile Bahir Dar left, it was a time when the people of Bahir Dar
were terrified by the Red Terror. So it was very difficult for my
power to calm people down. But he was able to calm the people
down because he could draw people down. Unemployment was
high, there was empty land, and there were professionals (who had
never used it before). Although he had no money, he managed to tie
the threads together and use the weeded land and skilled laborers to
get the unemployed to get bread. I testify to this not only as the
governor of a neighboring country, but also as a true witness of the
people of Bahir Dar. We all work as leaders, but we do not have the
capacity to reach a quarter of my strength. My energy started up, it
came here with pride and purity. He is a person who deserves our
respect and esteem. My power is not like that of a robber; He is a
pure Ethiopian. I am very happy and proud to know my strength.
I'm sure that anyone who knows my power would be able to explain
it better than I do.

Teklemariam Mengistu (former secretary of South Wollo ISPA);

As many know, J / Haile was one of the Derg members known as

120. Although Haile Haile is one of the 120, he is a great man who,
like many Derg members, has been assigned to various places. Gen.
Haile is a very kind, very calm, well-mannered and God-fearing man.
He is highly regarded in the military. I recently heard that he was the
one who led one of the warring factions in the Karamara Front. Not
only that, but when he became South Gondar's first secretary, he did
a great job in the fight against the TPLF on that front, but the
problem is that it is a national problem and the TPLF has
strengthened its power. He has always fought with determination.

He then rejected the TPLF's victory and tried to mobilize. But he

failed because the whole bank failed. He later somehow prepared
himself and returned to Sudan to fight the TPLF. But the TPLF
wanted him so badly that he could not work or live in Sudan. He
joined forces with the TPLF-backed Arab states and Sudan to
imprison him. He was then released after much effort, but not least
(intentionally) was deported to a distant land (New Zealand).

God is a God of kindness. J. Haile is a gentle and determined man.

He is a man of integrity. One of the things I remember seeing in him
was his perseverance and his unwavering commitment to the cause.
The TPLF had to invade South Gondar in order to control Gojjam and
invade central Ethiopia. But when he began to report, we, the
people on the ground, were not patient enough to listen to Haile
Mengistu's kind report. “My power, we know this; What does all
this work for? ” He said: “If we were not called to report our
problem and find a solution together, why were we called? If I can't
explain the problem and you already know the problem, South
Gondar has no problem. No need to talk. ”He folded the paper and
sat up angrily. We were all shocked that Colonel Mengistu was
angry. But they said nothing. I say this to show that he is a strong
man who does not hesitate to do anything for what he believes in.

Dr. Getnet Tizazu (Lecturer at the College of Education, Addis Ababa

University);
 J / Haile is a patriot who is passionate about his country, who has
worked day and night for the development of his country and his
people, and who is an anti-corruption activist. In my opinion, the
only thing they can pass on to their children is their culture of
corruption and conscience.

What amazes and amazes me when it comes to J / Haile, however, is

what the English say is natural wisdom. As we all know, Gen. Haile
did not go that far in education. But he is also a man of discernment,
understanding, and foresight than most of us.

Another thing that amazes me when I think of J / Haile is their

respect and humility for human beings. If you walk into J / Haile's
office, you will be greeted with a standing ovation. Whether you are
educated or not, whether you are young or old, rich or poor, it is not
their responsibility. Just being human is enough. I also admire the
high value they place on education.

Dr. Fantahun Ayele (Professor of History at Bahir Dar University, who

wrote his doctoral dissertation on the former Ethiopian Army);

Gen. Haile Melese was the commander of the 69th Militia Brigade in
1970. No army has sacrificed as much as the 69th Battalion in the
battle to oust the invading Somali forces from the Ogaden. That
brigade sacrificed 81% of its manpower during the counter-attack.
J / Haile is the military leader who won that brigade.

Later, when the T-TPLF launched an offensive in Wollo and Gondar

outside Tigray in 1982, J / Haile predicted and warned that the main
enemy would be the Woreta-Woldia line, but due to lack of
response, the T-TPLF launched a two-pronged attack on that line. He
was able to control it.

J / Haile is generally praised for his military leadership and

administration, and his deep love for his country is unique.

Mr. Abiyu Desta,

The time is not right for J / Haile. There are very few people like
him. It is very difficult to find people like J / Haile in this day and age.
J / Haile, in particular, is a unique, fierce and heroic soldier. At the
very least, they are kind and caring. J / Haile is a hero who served
not only his duties but also his country and people by hurting himself
and his family.

J / Haile is a man of justice. He is a special person of our time who

insists that his children should not be sent to a foreign land just
because they have survived. This position made me special.

I did not say that I did not see the patriotism I saw in J / Haile from
anyone else. J / Haile is a man who knows the solution to Ethiopia's
problems and who has tried to put them into practice

Mr. Dejene, buy it.

A public figure unknown to many,

It was during my tenth grade that I had the opportunity to meet.

Gradually, as a family, as a child, as a brother, as a friend, I came to
understand their personality. In these difficult times when truth is
bitter, racist, abuse of power, and lies are "sweet," it is very costly to
live in a higher power without compromising conscience. It is hard
to believe that he was as close to the ordinary and poor as he was
from the tower of power. I will never forget that while that
partisanship, servitude, proximity, and popularity of the people
should be rewarded, at least by the praise of their superiors, on the
contrary. When the people saw that they were loved, they were
angry with the rulers and moved them to another place.
Surprisingly, he was the hero who faced the problem, saying, "I have
been given authority to serve the people, not to serve the interests
of the superior." They despise pretending, pretending, deviating
from the truth, bribery ... more than filth. He was a senior member
of the government and a member of the Derg, serving in the military
ranks up to the rank of general, civil administration and state
administration, and did not build a single hut. Surprisingly, when
they moved to Addis Ababa, the rental housing administration
offered them a big house for their position of authority, saying, "My
children cannot live on this rented house; Ordinary people lived in
poverty. He did not have a regular escort when he was escorted by a
number of high-ranking officials. (Corruption during the Derg was
nothing more than the construction of a villa with alcohol and food
bribes, embezzling government funds and merchants' money.

J / Haile relied on serving the people and relying on the people. "If
we work for the people, our escort is the people; I have never seen
an official with such great respect and love for the common people.
He was a man of few words, a man of few words, a man of few
words, a man of few words, a man of few words, a man of few
words, a man of few words, a man of few words, a man of few
words, a man of few words. I could not find a language to express
the Ethiopianness and patriotism of J / Haile Meles. They did so
because they wanted to sacrifice themselves for the glory of
Ethiopia. He is a true Ethiopian hero whom I have honored
throughout my life, who sacrificed his life for the freedom of his
country and his conscience, whose identity is unknown to the people
but to his people.

(How difficult it is to describe someone you know so well in a few

words !?)

Mr. Wondimu Mekonnen (Professor of Bakingham University):

I know for a fact that I am not qualified to testify for General Haile. I
first learned about General Haile Melese after reading his interview
in the Ethiopian Register. Unbelieving, I asked, “What? Do the Dergs
have a man among them !? ” I said yes.

When all that whiskey was spilled, the squirrel, the leader fled to
Zimbabwe and the army dispersed. How can I honor the Derg
officials, who have no land enough, to be handed over like sheep
without a sound? In contrast, some high-ranking officers in
command of the fallen army drank the bullets to avoid being
captured, others were shot and killed by the enemy, and the rest fled
to Yemen and Sudan. So how can it be that such a hero is found
among these !? How amazing !?

General Haile is a hero who has made history with his loyal soldiers
and even the members of his family who could attract him. If we had
10 generals and 10 warlords like General Haile, the TPLF would never
have been able to rule Ethiopia. No matter how hard you try, no
matter how hard you try, no matter how hard you try, you will never
be able to defeat them. She could not hold their hand. As the
warriors fought valiantly until the last breath, the fallen fell and
made history. So what does he do? The bullet runs out; Who
provided them with ammunition? And the warrior is wounded, Who
will bring them medicine? Who will fight instead of the fallen
heroes? Where does help come from? The army was weakening,
and the battlefield was weakening. Their relatives died. But
Tewodros' son was not captured; They had no power to give me
strength, It burns like a fire! They will not be caught! They will not
be raped! Do not touch!

When all was said and done, Kenya and Uganda, upon learning of the
TPLF, decided to use the force to return to Ethiopia. Which way do
you go? Here is the surprise. The heroic Haile, disguised as his
compatriot, broke through Addis Ababa, where the TPLF was active,
and entered Kenya via Moyale. They have no compassion for their
lives. This is what they call a hero. Arriving there, Sudan, in search
of electricity, prepared a transport document and invited them to
Khartoum. Geographically, Sudan was close to Gondar, so they soon
trained, strengthened, and organized their forces to liberate Ethiopia
from the TPLF. But their dream did not come true. Of course, there
are forces that are ready to fight the TPLF, but Sudan does not want
them to fight the TPLF and restore Ethiopia's dignity, but to offer
them as bargains with the TPLF as a valuable commodity. She made
ten of them sit down. The TPLF was caught red-handed trying to
snatch a hero she had failed to capture for years. I found him and he
organized us to expose his conspiracy here in London with his
brothers and determined Ethiopians. We started our international
campaign with the principle that we do not care about our heroes.
E.E.D. I participated in a forum called Ethiopian Electronic
Distribution Network. All the comrades on the platform, from the
United States to Japan, joined in the process. They ignited the
struggle. I will never forget the struggle of Naaman Zeleke (son of
the famous Navy Commander Zeleke), the editor-in-chief of the
Ethiopian registrar. The contribution of Ethiopian Review editor Elias
Kiflem has not been easy. They all crowded the Sudanese embassy.
Before that, the Sudanese embassy was in a state of shock. The
Sudanese, whose whereabouts are unknown, were demarcated by
General Haile. We left them naked in front of the governments of
the world. Sudan remains hostile to international efforts Our hero
General Haile was released and we were transferred to New Zealand.
That victory was for us Ethiopians; But to him there was no victory;
He considered it a defeat. When they left Ethiopia for Kenya, they
did not live in luxury; In a short time, they planned to build and
organize their army and return to Ethiopia. When they went to
Sudan, there was more power in that area, so they entered through
Gondar, where they were leading that force, to feed the TPLF. When
they went to New Zealand, however, because New Zealand was so
far away from Ethiopia,They felt we had failed them. They have
always been angry with us because their plans to fight back have
failed. They lived with the pain of their country and people in their
stomachs and said, "Ha ha ha ha ha."

Finally, I have something to say personally. My father, an officer,

was a superhero. At the age of four, he was fourteen years old,
fighting in Italy, wandering in the desert, following his boss. He
never talked to me about Ethiopian heroism. It was in General Haile
Meles that I found all that determination, courage, sacrifice,
invincibility, Ethiopianness that he was talking about.

Mr. Heteberhan Getu

General Haile, who was born and died, has returned!

I have had the opportunity to meet in person at various times since

the beginning of our acquaintance with General Haile Meles. Before
I knew it, my attitude toward people in the military was completely
different from what I had imagined. All I could see were military
uniforms and high military ranks.

No one, young or old, farmer or expert, official or ordinary person,

will ever say that this world does not belong to him. In addition to
their respect for others, their outstanding qualities are their ability to
listen. They clothed Trudy like a weaver. This is not a matter of luck,
but of struggle.

The story of a man who gave his whole life to his country is not born
and died. He traveled from childhood to adulthood, from youth to
mediation, from domestic to neighboring countries, and did his best
for his country, General Haile. Their children will inherit this same
story. When a person is verbally abused as a bandit and a gangster,
his family inherits this horrible story, and the family also dies. It is a
blessing not to die like this in Ethiopia, yesterday and today, as an
official and a high-ranking official in the military world. Name is
above the grave, and death has honor. Even if we forget General
Haile, he will still be remembered by Gedele Karamara. Praise at the
last minute is not only a matter of tradition and culture, but also of
the fact that General Haile Meles is one of the few Ethiopians with a
living history who is not only born and died.

(What I do know on this occasion, but I must not ignore it, is that in
every case of General Haile Meles, he is committing suicide, leaving
his family behind and sacrificing his life for the sake of his family
member, Ato Abegew Mekonnen).

Genera Haile Melese was the father of 7 children and the

grandfather of 10 grandchildren.

Medals and awards:

The Great Star of the Commonwealth of Ethiopia

February 66 Revolution Nishan 1st

Australia Perth Residents Awarded by:

2 targets

2 trophies

Finally, we, General Haile's family, extend their sincere support to

Brigadier General Haile, his loyal comrades who helped him in his
struggle for time, money, and labor, and who later released him after
1 year and 6 months in prison in Sudan. We would like to express
our deepest gratitude to our Ethiopian brothers and sisters in Perth,
Australia, for recognizing Haile for his struggle for his country and his
people, as well as to all of us who have mourned his death.

Lord, rest the soul of your steadfast believer in the Garden of Eden.