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Tamrat Layne

Prime Minister of Ethiopia from to

In this Ethiopian name, the name Layne Admassu is a patronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name, Tamrat.

Tamrat Layne Admassu (Ge'ez: ታምራት ላይኔ አድማሱ; born ) is an Ethiopian former politician who served as the Prime Minister of Ethiopia during the Transitional Government of Ethiopia after the end of the Derg regime.

Previously during the s, he was a leader of the Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement (the forerunner of the Amhara National Democratic Movement), one of the groups that fought against Ethiopian dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam in the Ethiopian Civil War.[1]

Biography

Tamrat Layne was born in and raised by a single mother in Addis Ababa.[2][3] He led the Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement during the s, fighting against Mengistu Haile Mariam in the Ethiopian Civil War.

In an interview in , he acknowledged that the goals of his movement were similar to that of the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, such as its approach to national self-determination and foreign affairs.[1] A self-proclaimed atheist, he believed that "freedom comes out of the barrel of the gun."[4]

When Mengistu was overthrown in , Tamrat Layne became one of the three-man EPRDF-TPLF ruling the country and then in the democratically elected government, the other members being Meles Zenawi (President) and Siye Abraha (Minister of Defence).

His position was Prime Minister of the Transitional Government, in which capacity he served from 6 June until 22 August , when President Meles Zenawi succeeded him as Prime Minister.[5] While in power, he realized that his communist-socialist ideology was mistaken.[4] He staffed important government posts with friends.

Tamrat layne Tamrat Layne was born in and raised by a single mother in Addis Ababa. In an interview in , he acknowledged that the goals of his movement were similar to that of the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, such as its approach to national self-determination and foreign affairs. A self-proclaimed atheist, he believed that "freedom comes out of the barrel of the gun. While in power, he realized that his communist-socialist ideology was mistaken. He staffed important government posts with friends.

Tamrat became deputy prime minister until October [2] He also served as deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense.[6]

On 16 March the Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia sentenced Tamrat to 18 years in prison after being convicted of corruption and embezzlement charges.[5] He was accused of being involved in an illegal 16 million-dollar deal with a business to export Ethiopian textiles and 1, tons of state-owned coffee through a fake company.[3] He claimed to be innocent of all charges against him.

Kept in solitary confinement, he studied Buddhism, Islam, and eventually Christianity after a nurse slipped him Christian literature.[4] He reported that while in prison, over the course of three consecutive nights he encountered a figure that he identified as Jesus Christ. After serving 12 years of his year sentence, Tamrat was released from prison in December [3] He is currently an active member of Christian churches across the United States with his teachings of self understanding and life's purpose [4][7][2] Since then, he has shared his faith experience with others.[4] He has made appearances at several churches and universities.[6]

References

  1. ^ abYoung, John ().

    "The Tigray and Eritrean Peoples Liberation Fronts: A History of Tensions and Pragmatism". Journal of Modern African Studies.

    Tamrat Layne: Communist-atheist, guerilla fighter, political and military leader, Prime Minister, prisoner, a follower of Jesus within the life span of four decades of his life. Born and raised in Addis Ababa, the capital of Eastern Africa nation Ethiopia, Tamrat was a political activist in the early and mid-seventies democratic movements dominated by university and high school students, which aspired to change the feudal aristocratic political system. In this war, Tamrat fought from a rank and file member of the army up to founding a political and armed organization, becoming its leader, overthrow the regime, became Prime Minister. Betrayed by his friends, he was thrown to jail and became a political prisoner for 12 years in solitary confinement in his attempt to change the country from communism to market-based policies. Jesus found him at the end of the fifth year while in prison, and his life transformed from a communist-atheist to becoming a disciple of Jesus.

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  2. ^ abcAlemayehu, Habtamu. "Ethiopia: Tamrat Layne and the corruption circus of the mid-'90s". Nazret. Archived from the original on August 9, Retrieved November 2,
  3. ^ abcAbate, Groum (December 23, ).

    "Ethiopia - Former PM Tamrat Layne free after 12 yrs in prison". Nazret. Retrieved November 2,

  4. ^ abcdeMaynard, Steve (3 May ).

  7. "Former Ethiopia prime minister recounts finding faith in prison". The News Tribune. Tacoma: The McClatchy Company. Archived from the original on 6 May Retrieved 17 November

  8. ^ abShin, David H.; Ofcansky, Thomas P. ().

    Tamrat layne biography of william Tamrat Layne was born in and raised by a single mother in Addis Ababa. In an interview in , he acknowledged that the goals of his movement were similar to that of the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front , such as its approach to national self-determination and foreign affairs. Tamrat became deputy prime minister until October On 16 March the Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia sentenced Tamrat to 18 years in prison after being convicted of corruption and embezzlement charges. Kept in solitary confinement, he studied Buddhism, Islam, and eventually Christianity after a nurse slipped him Christian literature.

    Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia. Scarecrow Press. pp.&#;xxvii–xxxi. ISBN&#;.

  9. ^ ab"Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia Tamrat Layne Admassu will present lecture on "Transformation of Life in Jesus" March 13". Whitworth University.

    March 3, Archived from the original on November 3, Retrieved November 2,

  10. ^Maynard, Steve (29 April ). "Ex-prime minister of Ethiopia will speak at Prayer Breakfast".

    Former Ethiopian Prime Minister Tamrat Layne has called on Kenyans to hold onto hope, sharing his experiences of imprisonment and attempts at suicide. The former Ethiopian PM called on local political leaders to be beacons of hope for Kenyans. He recounted how, 24 years ago, he and his family spent three years in a Nairobi refugee camp, describing it as the darkest period of their lives. Kenya became a ray of hope for my family. My son still remembers his Kenyan friends and how they taught him to speak Swahili.

    The News Tribune. Tacoma: The McClatchy Company. Archived from the original on November 29, Retrieved 29 April

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