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Aragie started his political career in 2000 as a founding member of the
Ethiopian Democratic Party (EDP). He was later elected to the position of Deputy General Secretary of EDP. In 2005, he was an officer of a large coalition of opposition parties formally known as the
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Andualem remained the Vice Chair and the Head of Public
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also reported his detention as well as other members of the opposition and the potential for serious abuse during his imprisonment. He is now released from prison after the government pardoned him and other prisoners of conscience.
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Aragie was born in Fart'a county, Gondor, Ethiopia. He was the first son (second child) of Aragie Wale and
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finishing grades nine and ten, but transferred to Saint Joseph High School in
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