Estifanos Seyoum
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Estifanos Seyoum is an Eritrea
n politician
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He joined the Eritrean People's Liberation Front
in 1972. Since independence, he has held the following positions:
He was educated in America in Wisconsin University, where he received a masters degree in finance and economics. Now he is in prison with the G-15. Seyoum is also a father of 5 children who are Shewit, Ariam, Miriam, Kibrom, and Kemal. The elder one is Kemal and the younger one is Ariam.
Eritrea
Eritrea , officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea derives it's name from the Greek word Erethria, meaning 'red land'. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast...
n politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
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He joined the Eritrean People's Liberation Front
Eritrean People's Liberation Front
The Eritrean People's Liberation Front was an armed organization that fought for the independence of Eritrea from Ethiopia. It emerged in 1970 as an intellectual left-wing group that split from the Eritrean Liberation Front .-Background:...
in 1972. Since independence, he has held the following positions:
- member of the Central Council of People's Front for Democracy and JusticePeople's Front for Democracy and JusticeThe People's Front for Democracy and Justice is the current ruling political movement in Eritrea. It is nominally and often considered African socialist and holds itself open to nationalists of any political affiliation. It is the successor to the Eritrean People's Liberation Front...
, - member of the National AssemblyNational Assembly of EritreaThe National Assembly has 104 members, 64 members appointed and 40 members representing the members of the Central Committee of the People's Front for Democracy and Justice . According to the IPU parliament has 150 indirectly elected members. The National Assembly was composed in February 1992...
, - Secretary of Finance,
- Head of Finance in the Eritrean Defence Forces as Brigadier GeneralBrigadier GeneralBrigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
and *Director-General of Inland Revenue. - Brigadier GeneralBrigadier GeneralBrigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
He was educated in America in Wisconsin University, where he received a masters degree in finance and economics. Now he is in prison with the G-15. Seyoum is also a father of 5 children who are Shewit, Ariam, Miriam, Kibrom, and Kemal. The elder one is Kemal and the younger one is Ariam.