2 - The Promise of Liberation and the Reality of Oppression
Corresponding Author(s) : Daniel R. Mekonnen
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Africa Review of Books,
Vol. 11 No. 2 (2015): Africa Review of Books, Volume 11, n° 2, 2015
Abstract
The Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF), which successfully brought about the country’s independence, was expected by the overwhelming majority of the country’s citizens to build a democratic state that liberates and transforms society. As the authors of this book note, many observers also saw the country* during the early years of its independence as a promising “model of African renaissance”.Roughly two decades later, however, Eritrea is widely regarded as one of the most repressive authoritarian states in the world.
Keywords
The Promise
Liberation
Reality of Oppression