Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front

Also known as EPRDF

Ethiopian political coalition

Key facts

Abbreviation: EPRDF
Founded: 8 May 1988
Dissolved: 1 December 2019
Succeeded by: Prosperity Party
Headquarters: Addis Ababa
Newspaper: New Vision
Youth wing: EPRDF Youth League
Women s wing: EPRDF Women's League
Membership 2011: 6,000,000
Ideology: 1991–2019: Revolutionary democracy Democratic socialism Social democracy Ethnic federalism Poly-ethnic nationalism , 1988–1991: , Marxism–Leninism , Hoxhaism
Political position: 1991–2019: , Centre-left to left-wing , 1988–1991: , Far-left
Colours: Red

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The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) was an ethnic federalist political coalition in Ethiopia that existed from 1988 to 2019. It consisted of four political parties: the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), Amhara Democratic Party (ADP), Oromo Democratic Party (ODP) and Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement (SEPDM). After leading the overthrow of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it dominated Ethiopian politics from 1991 to 2019. In November 2019, the EPRDF was dissolved, and Prime Minister and EPDRF chairman Abiy Ahmed merged three of the constituent parties (not including the TPLF) into his new Prosperity Party, which was officially founded on 1 December 2019.

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