Tigray Independence Party
Tigray Independence Party | |
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| Abbreviation | TIP |
| Founded | June 2020 |
| Ideology | Separatism Tigrayan nationalism Anti-imperialism |
| National affiliation | SAWET Baytona |
The Tigray Independence Party (TIP) is a Tigrayan nationalist political party in Ethiopia. Founded in 2020, the party seeks the independence of the Tigray Region.[1][2]
Creation
[edit]In September 2020, BBC News described Tigray Independence Party as "a new opposition party".[2] The party had been founded a few months earlier in Mekelle, on 17 June 2020.[citation needed]
Policies
[edit]In September 2020, prior to the 2020 Tigray regional election held that month, TIP's main aim was for Tigray to secede from Ethiopia, becoming independent. It described Ethiopia as an "empire".[2][3]
September 2020 election
[edit]TIP won 18,479 votes out of the 2,633,848 votes cast, winning no seats in the September 2020 election.[4] The Tigray Regional Council resulting from the election established a mechanism for minority parties to propose agendas and bills, present motions, propose policy and nominate appointees. TIP was allotted five seats.[1]
Tigray War
[edit]On 2 February 2021, TIP, together with National Congress of Great Tigray and Salsay Weyane Tigray, estimated there to have been 52,000 civilian casualties of the Tigray War.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Debretsion faces rough road ahead as Tigray State President". Addis Fortune. 24 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ a b c Gebremedhin, Desta (5 September 2020). "Why there are fears that Ethiopia could break up". BBC News. Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Ethiopia: Further polarisation as Tigray holds 'illegal' election". Africa Practice. 15 September 2020. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "የትግረይ ምርጫ፡ በትግራይ ክልላዊ ምርጫ ህወሓት ማሸነፉ ተገለፀ". BBC News (in Amharic). 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "A Joint Press Release by Tigray Independence Party (TIP), Salsay Weyane Tigray (SAWET), and National Congress of Great Tigray (Baytona) on the Current Situation in Tigray". Eritrea Hub. 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
