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Se'are Mekonnen

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The widow of Se'are, Colonel Tsige Alemayehu, who was present with Se'are in their private residence, and alerted the authorities at the time the shootings took place, according to her interviews conducted by BBC and the local media OMN, dispute that despite her continuous efforts and failed attempts
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to reach out to the prosecutor and the Attorney General office to cooperate and testify against the suspect in the trial. She claimed she has yet to be called as a government witness. She also pledged the local and international community to support her quest for a fair trial and justice Se'are.
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The bodyguard who allegedly assassinated the general was treated for gunshot wounds he suffered at the time of the shoot-out, according to government sources.
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along with his aide, Major General (retired) Gizae Aberra, Se'are was killed by his bodyguard according to government sources.
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Despite his partisan origins in the TPLF, Se'are was known to be an astute advocate for ethic regulation,
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The bodyguard on trial, Mesfin Tigabu, was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in June 2021.
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Index

Ethiopian name
patronymic
given name

Tigray Province
Ethiopian Empire
Addis Ababa
Tigray People's Liberation Front
Ethiopia
Ethiopian National Defense Force

General
Chief of General Staff
Ethiopian Civil War
Ethiopia-Eritrea War
Tigrinya
Amharic
Chief of General Staff
Ethiopian National Defense Force
assassinated
Tigray People's Liberation Front
Ethiopian Civil War
Chief of General Staff
Abiy Ahmed
Samora Yunis
professionalism
a coup attempt in the Amhara region
"Attempted Coup Leaves Ethiopia's Army Chief and 3 Senior Officials Dead"
ISSN
0362-4331

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