Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Ethiopian National Government In Exile & Its Founder Yeharerwerk Gashaw


    The Ethiopian Unity People’s Voice Congress Political
 Party (EUPVCPP), formerly known as the Ethiopian Women
 for Peace and Democracy Political Party, was founded by 
a young woman on September 15, 1986, in Dallas, Texas. 
Ms. Yeharerwerk (Yeharer) Gashaw is the first African and
 Ethiopian woman in the history of Africa that took the 
initiative to establish a political party consisting 
of both men and women working equally without 
the influence of the traditional chauvinistic mindset. 
In 1994, Yeharerwerk was the first person to declare 
her running for president of Ethiopia in 
order to save the unity and freedom of the nation, but the 
Transitional Government of Ethiopia and its leader Meles
 banned her from entering the country due to her 
popularity and contributions of support to Ethiopia’s 
unity and patriotism. In 2008, Ms. Gashaw

 formed the Ethiopian National Government in Exile, for which she
 became the first and the only woman in the 
world for forming a government outside of her country.
 Currently, Ms. Yeharerwerk Gashaw
 is the President of the Ethiopian National Government in exile.

    
The ENGIE is dedicated and determined to remove the Tigrayan
 People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and abolish the ethnic 
apartheid that now exists, removing the current government 
through democratic election, replacing current officials with those 
that are democratically elected by the people, and restoring the 
Ethiopian unity under one flag (green, yellow, and red)
and to establish a fair democracy that is for the people.


Achievements:     Since 1986, we are the first Ethiopian 
organizational party inclusive of women that has successfully
 contributed to enlightening the nation’s political, educational 
and social well being in the history of Ethiopia. We have been
 destroying the barriers of political party leadership, which are 
designated only for men, by advocating the rights of Ethiopian 
women to be inclusive in all political leadership and decision-making. 
Due to the TPLF’s division and release of part of north Ethiopia to 
Sudan, a quick decision was put in place by our party to reunite 
Ethiopia under its original flag. This party has played a major role
 in positively enhancing the political arena. Representatives from 
each oppositional party have been invited to different conferences 
where they have been able to speak and introduce their programs
 with the help of our organization. We have organized and fund 
raised to fulfill these political conquests that are based in Ethiopia
 and in the Diaspora. Due to our reputation, positive image,
 credentials, and knowledge of human rights, we were able to 
open many doors which Ethiopian male politicians wouldn’t have
 been able to accomplish. We women also took the initiative to
 introduce and promote human rights bills to the United States
 congress and Senate. We have been able to educate Ethiopian,
 male politicians the importance of the inclusion of women in all 
aspects of leadership in order to achieve political democracy and 
stability in Ethiopia.  As a result of the 2005 election fraud by 
TPLF leader Meles Zenawi, 3 million supporters of the Kinijit 
unity party went out and demonstrated against the fraudulent vote.
 Many young supporters were killed in their attempts to support 
Kinijit (All Ethiopian Party). As a result of the division and 
fragmenting of political party leaders, we the Ethiopian women 
have moved beyond the gender barriers and instilled optimism,
 vision, and inspiration for one people and one country in order 
to attain this incentive. On October 6, 2008, the EUPVCPP
 became the Ethiopian National Government in Exile, an 
oppositional party outside of the country to finally challenge the 
TPLF government on behalf of the Ethiopian people. 
Since we declared the formation of the government to our people,
 we restored hope and motivated the political leaders to leave 
their differences aside and focus on the priority, to free Ethiopia 
and its people from TPLF in order to restore the unity and
 its people under one banner. The Ethiopian women are the first
 women in the world to form an exile government to save our nation. 
Among the many contributions
 of Yeharerwerk Gashaw:
The beginning of Rescuing Ethiopian
 Refugees in Paris, France



Yeharerwerk Gashaw is professionally recognized
 as the first Ethiopian international model ever advertised 
out side of Africa and as an Actress, but spends the 
majority of time using her celebrity status to aid and advocate
 for Ethiopian immigrants and African-American causes.
 Her humanitarian efforts began in 1978 while she 
was  a teenager in Paris, France, where many Ethiopian
 refugees were to be deported back to Ethiopia. 
This young, newly discovered model became responsible 
for advocating for the Ethiopian immigrants,
 while at the same time she didn't even have enough 
money to take pay for her own school payments.
 She even shared her small, one room apartment
 with a few of the refugees. Because Yeharerwerk 
lost her parents at a youngage, she was continually
 faced with the responsibility of taking care of herself
as well as her younger siblings. This experience
 helped her to handle every difficult situation and
 hardship she came across, such as this. Yeharerwerk
 aided the Ethiopian refugees on her own, never asking 
support or financial aid from any individuals or 
organizations, but invested her own money,
time and energy in helping them. Instead of using 
her fame forpersonal gain or self benefit,she 
used her connections in support
of her humanitarian causes.

In 1978, with the help of oppositional party
members within Ethiopia,the Somali forces entered
the cities of Dire-dewa and Harer in Ethiopia.
 Yeharerwerk, only a teenager and newly discovered
international model at the time, played a grand role
 by organizing a multicultural event at UNSCO
in Paris, France, working with the Embassy
of Ethiopia to  raise money to support the
civilians in the two cities that were victimized
by the forces. She also appealed to and united
all ambassadors that were serving their
countries in Paris, France to support and
participate in the fundraiser.In 1990,
 when the TPLF, EPLF and OLF rebel groups,
in addition to the Somalia military powers,
were at the brink of overthrowing the
 Ethiopian militaryand government, and
 dividing and conquering the country,
Yeharerwerk left her comfortable life,
her husband, and her glamorous
 job to travel back to Ethiopia to stand in
 support of the Ethiopian people
 and military, who were attempting to protect
 the citizens and keep the country
unified. She was the first Ethiopian in diaspora
 to return to her country in those
 harsh times. She was also the first Ethiopian
 concerned citizen that met and
discussed the situation with Col. Meningitis
 Hailemariam, the President of 
Ethiopia.While in Addis Abeba, she founded
 Congressman Mickey Leland 
Orphan Children Home, in honor of the Late 
Congressman Mickey Leland,
 which, sadly, has now been abolished by the
 TPLF leader Meles Zenawi. 
For her acts of patriotism, in 1990 the Ethiopian 
people named
 her "YeEthiopiawerk" (Gold Of Ethiopia.)

Rescuing the Former Ethiopians 
Solders:

On 12-18-04, the following was stated by
military commander
Matthew Mckonnen, an Ethiopian naval hero
of the battle betweenthe Ethiopian naval
forces and the TPLF and EPLF groups at
Massawa (the Red Sea), in regard to
Yeharerwerk efforts and initiative
 to liberate and bring the former
Ethiopian Navy members from
the Yemen Republic to the United
States through negotiation
 with the U.S. Government,
which secured their 
resettlement in the U.S.

“From the very onset I would like to reiterate
on the great admiration and respect I have
 have for ms. Yeharerwerk Gashaw.
She has been the very great traditional
 Ethiopian women example
who had followed their men in every
battle field for nationalpreservation. Her
courage, commitments, motherly sincere
concernsfor the abused Ethiopians who
gave their only life for national interest,
 is to say the least, consistent and
endearing characteristics
 that shaped her person. In this
age of information,Ms. Yeharerwerk Gashaw
had carried the traditional Ethiopian Women
challenges to the frontiers of modernized
battle fields of reshaping opinions,
influencing thoughts and endeavor in
the forming accomodative policies 
where it really counts.”

In 1999. Yeharerwerk is the first and
only Ethiopian humanitarian
 to have traveled to the war fields of
Eritrea to advocate the freedom
of Ethiopian forgotten soldiers, as well
as the children soldiers ,ranging
 from age 12-17, and rescue them from
 POW's prison. Yeharerwerk also
met and appealed to Eritreans leader
 Isaias Afewerki in Asmara,
 Eritrea. Yeharerwerk's efforts were a
 success, and after twenty
two years of being denied by 
the Eritrean People Liberation Front,
the Red Cross International
was, for the first time,aloud to visit and
 assist the POWs. While in
Eritrea, she was honored by the POWs
 for being the only Ethiopian 
to visit them as family and humanitarian 
and wearing the Ethiopian
 flag during meeting with them and the 
Eritrean leader Isaias Afewerki.

Honored
Yeharerwerk is the first Ethiopian ever
 to be honored by former
Ethiopian POWs and the former Ethiopian
 military and Navy withmilitary protocol as the
“Mother and Father of Ethiopians in uniform”
 in 1999. In 2009, she was honored by the navy
 association in Dallas Texas for her “diligent
 efforts and unmatched contributions” in
 liberating the naval members from Yemeni
prison and their families,who were political
refugees in Yemen, as well as the civilians that
worked under the them, negotiating their
resettlement withthe United States government
in order for them to permanently
resettlement within the U.S.

Yeharerwerk Gashaw escaped assassination
 in Dallas in 2008.
Attempted defamation of the good 
name of Yeharerwerk Gashaw
In 2008, in backlash against her exposing of 
undercover agents under the direction of the so called
 prime minister of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, and exposing their
 ethnic apartheid system as well as their mission to eliminate 
all oppositional parties in opposition of Meles Zenawi, 
in diaspora, the prime minister's undercover agents
 and supporters came together in a hotel in Dallas, 
Texas to sentence Yeharerwerk
 (without her presence or knowledge) with charges
 against her for exposing the true nature of their
 actions and occupations and presence within
 the Ethiopian community. Yeharerwerk had 
to stay strong as she underwent many threats 
and much name defamation in the DFW area, 
as well as other cities where similar
 agents are working, for her exposure and 
confronting of their work 
in the United States under the direction of 
the Ethiopian government with a mission to 
penetrate Ethiopian community in the diaspora,
 oppositional political parties, and non-profit 
organizations in order to dismantle and 
sabotage these groups which were 
created by the Ethiopian people in attempt 
to bring unity and democracy to Ethiopia. Today, 
these agents working under Meles Zenawi continue 
to attempt to defame the name of Yeharerwerk Gashaw 
as well as other oppositioinal political parties,
 leaders and activists in the
 the diaspora in every opportunity given. 
To God is the glory

     
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