Mesfin Hagos

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Mesfin Hagos
In office
1994 – 1995
Succeeded by Sebhat Ephrem
Political party PFDJ

Mesfin Hagos was a founding member of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) in 1977. Before founding that organization he had joined the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) in 1966 as an ordinary member. He eventually would become Deputy Commander of ELF Zone 5.[1]

Mesfin Hagos left the ELF in 1970 with Isaias Afewerki. Mesfin Hagos was a part of the founding leadership of the EPLF. Mesfin Hagos briefly served as the Chief of Staff in the EPLF.

In the election for the Presidency, he lost to Isaias Afewerki by one vote. After Independence he led a mutiny of soldiers but was later appointed and confirmed as Eritrea's first Minister of Defence. In 1995 he stepped down from his post and became the Regional Administrator of the Southern Region.

In 2001 he joined the G-15 which among other things suggested the President of Eritrea resign to stop the Eritrean-Ethiopian War. Due to his disagreement with the manner inwhich the war was handled. Mesfin Hagos is now a member of the unrecognized Eritrean Democratic Party, based in Germany.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Killion, Tom (1998). Historical Dictionary of Eritrea. ISBN 0-8108-3437-5. 


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