የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ የሽግግር ምክር ቤት
Ethiopian National Transitional Council
A conference to discuss the process of removal and replacement of the TPLF/EPRDF
dictatorial regime in Ethiopia with an all-inclusive transitional government
July 2nd and July 3rd 2013
Sheraton Hotel, Silver Spring, MD, USA
dictatorial regime in Ethiopia with an all-inclusive transitional government
July 2nd and July 3rd 2013
Sheraton Hotel, Silver Spring, MD, USA
Conference Report
July 4, 2013
The historic conference called by the Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) to discuss the process of removal and replacement of the TPLF/EPRDF dictatorial regime in Ethiopia with an allinclusive transitional government was held on July 2
nd and 3rd 2013 at the Silver Spring MD Sheraton
and successfully concluded. Participants at this historic conference were all Ethiopian Stakeholders; Political Organizations, Women and Youth Associations, Religious Institutions, Civic Organizations, Media Outlets, Renowned Individuals and Intellectuals, Invited Guests and Ethiopian National Transitional Council Regional Council delegates. As we have tried to convey to the public on different forums, the purpose of this meeting was to coalesce all stakeholders on the issue of removing the brutal regime and most
importantly, present their options on how to replace it after it’s gone. We are witnessing in Egypt and other countries on how a disorganized transition of regime will have
unintended consequences later. ENTC believes that the only way that the struggle and sacrifice of Ethiopians will bear fruit is if and only if proper preparations are made for the era beyond the regime. That is why ENTC worked hard to make this historical conference a reality.
The conference participants have agreed that after a coordinated effort to remove the regime, we need an all-inclusive transitional government that will pave the way to a free and democratic society.Some of the main reasons that an all-inclusive transitional government is necessary are:
• It answers the people’s quest for removing the regime through a united front that would
conduct a united struggle and achieve a united victory
• It addresses the concern about what will happen after the removal of the regime
• Beginning the preparation for the process of transition, ensures that our country would not descend into chaos
July 4, 2013
The historic conference called by the Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) to discuss the process of removal and replacement of the TPLF/EPRDF dictatorial regime in Ethiopia with an allinclusive transitional government was held on July 2
nd and 3rd 2013 at the Silver Spring MD Sheraton
and successfully concluded. Participants at this historic conference were all Ethiopian Stakeholders; Political Organizations, Women and Youth Associations, Religious Institutions, Civic Organizations, Media Outlets, Renowned Individuals and Intellectuals, Invited Guests and Ethiopian National Transitional Council Regional Council delegates. As we have tried to convey to the public on different forums, the purpose of this meeting was to coalesce all stakeholders on the issue of removing the brutal regime and most
importantly, present their options on how to replace it after it’s gone. We are witnessing in Egypt and other countries on how a disorganized transition of regime will have
unintended consequences later. ENTC believes that the only way that the struggle and sacrifice of Ethiopians will bear fruit is if and only if proper preparations are made for the era beyond the regime. That is why ENTC worked hard to make this historical conference a reality.
The conference participants have agreed that after a coordinated effort to remove the regime, we need an all-inclusive transitional government that will pave the way to a free and democratic society.Some of the main reasons that an all-inclusive transitional government is necessary are:
• It answers the people’s quest for removing the regime through a united front that would
conduct a united struggle and achieve a united victory
• It addresses the concern about what will happen after the removal of the regime
• Beginning the preparation for the process of transition, ensures that our country would not descend into chaos
• It ensures that the result of the popular struggle will not be hijacked by opportunistic
individuals or unduly influenced by foreign forces
• The questions that will be addressed during the process of preparation for a transitional
government are: what is the role of the military when the regime is removed? and what would be the fate of Woyanne officials? Answering these questions helps the Military, Security and Woyanne officials side with the people. It helps these individuals get the courage to abandon the regime and take the side of the people.
• An agreement and cooperation based on the above provides the Ethiopian people and the international community a convincing alternative and orderly transition.
On how to achieve this goal, ENTC has presented the following proposal:
1. Start immediate preparations for Forming an all-inclusive Transitional Government in Ethiopia
2. Form a committee for preparations to form a Transitional Government
3. Form a task force to draft a Transitional period Charter
4. Start a campaign of popular resistance to remove the regime through a coordinated struggle to replace it by a democratic system.
5. Form a task force to coordinate the popular resistance
All the options and proposed solutions from organizations and renown individuals were released on the report dated 7/7/2013 (Refer to the Report here)
Finally, after the historic conference listened to the proposals from all Ethiopian Stakeholders; Political Organizations, Women and Youth Associations, Religious Institutions, Civic Organizations, and Renowned Individuals and Intellectuals, lively exchange and debate among the above participants was
conducted. The conference then reached agreement on the following items:
1… The proposals put forward by the Ethiopian National Transitional Council were found to
be similar to those presented by all other conference participants and found to be all
encompassing. Therefore the ENTC proposal will be used as a base document and a
committee will be formed to prepare the final documents
2… Dr. Getachew Begashaw, Professor Mesay Kebede, Dr. Kassa Kebede, ENTC and EYNM
representatives will be the committee members.
3… Dr. Getachew Begashaw will be head of the committee.
4… A time table for completing the tasks of the committee should be determined and Dr.
Getachew Begashaw will inform the conference about the timetable.
Following presentations of proposals at this historic conference, a memorandum of understanding between the Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) and the Ethiopian Youth National Movement (EYNM) for the process of removal and replacement of the TPLF/EPRDF dictatorial regime in Ethiopia was then presented. The bilateral agreement between these organizations is as follows:
1… The Ethiopian people struggle for freedom has so far been not successful mainly due to the lack of a strong and bold leadership from opposition forces to remove the Anti-Ethiopia, Anti Ethiopians, undemocratic TPLF/EPRDF dictatorial regime in Ethiopia. The dictatorial regime in Ethiopia needs to be removed immediately. Trying to negotiate or reach an agreement with the TPLF/EPRDF dictatorial regime in Ethiopia is an obstacle to the struggle.
individuals or unduly influenced by foreign forces
• The questions that will be addressed during the process of preparation for a transitional
government are: what is the role of the military when the regime is removed? and what would be the fate of Woyanne officials? Answering these questions helps the Military, Security and Woyanne officials side with the people. It helps these individuals get the courage to abandon the regime and take the side of the people.
• An agreement and cooperation based on the above provides the Ethiopian people and the international community a convincing alternative and orderly transition.
On how to achieve this goal, ENTC has presented the following proposal:
1. Start immediate preparations for Forming an all-inclusive Transitional Government in Ethiopia
2. Form a committee for preparations to form a Transitional Government
3. Form a task force to draft a Transitional period Charter
4. Start a campaign of popular resistance to remove the regime through a coordinated struggle to replace it by a democratic system.
5. Form a task force to coordinate the popular resistance
All the options and proposed solutions from organizations and renown individuals were released on the report dated 7/7/2013 (Refer to the Report here)
Finally, after the historic conference listened to the proposals from all Ethiopian Stakeholders; Political Organizations, Women and Youth Associations, Religious Institutions, Civic Organizations, and Renowned Individuals and Intellectuals, lively exchange and debate among the above participants was
conducted. The conference then reached agreement on the following items:
1… The proposals put forward by the Ethiopian National Transitional Council were found to
be similar to those presented by all other conference participants and found to be all
encompassing. Therefore the ENTC proposal will be used as a base document and a
committee will be formed to prepare the final documents
2… Dr. Getachew Begashaw, Professor Mesay Kebede, Dr. Kassa Kebede, ENTC and EYNM
representatives will be the committee members.
3… Dr. Getachew Begashaw will be head of the committee.
4… A time table for completing the tasks of the committee should be determined and Dr.
Getachew Begashaw will inform the conference about the timetable.
Following presentations of proposals at this historic conference, a memorandum of understanding between the Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) and the Ethiopian Youth National Movement (EYNM) for the process of removal and replacement of the TPLF/EPRDF dictatorial regime in Ethiopia was then presented. The bilateral agreement between these organizations is as follows:
1… The Ethiopian people struggle for freedom has so far been not successful mainly due to the lack of a strong and bold leadership from opposition forces to remove the Anti-Ethiopia, Anti Ethiopians, undemocratic TPLF/EPRDF dictatorial regime in Ethiopia. The dictatorial regime in Ethiopia needs to be removed immediately. Trying to negotiate or reach an agreement with the TPLF/EPRDF dictatorial regime in Ethiopia is an obstacle to the struggle.
2… In the struggle to remove the TPLF/EPRDF dictatorial regime in Ethiopia, ENTC and EYNM will craft plans for a popular resistance campaign. They will coordinate and implement together practical activities of popular resistance.
3… The process of removal of the TPLF/EPRDF dictatorial regime in Ethiopia and replacement with a Transitional Government was not given the proper attention. Therefore, immediate preparations need to be started and ENTC and EYNM will work together to make this goal successful.
4… ENTC will coordinate and facilitate situations with EYNM on getting Ethiopian Youth to get actively involved and give their participation in their country’s politics. On this occasion, the Ethiopian National Transitional Council would like to thank all those that have strived hard and made contributions to make this consultative conference a success. ENTC would also like to especially thank those organizations and individuals that responded positively to its invitation and participated in the National Dialogue. After the conclusion of the consultative conference, ENTC held its bi-annual session and discussed many issues with its members and representatives. Some of the items discussed are: organizing members and chapters, capacity building, by-laws, policy, relationships with other democratic forces,
operations and organizing in Ethiopia, continuance of the consultative conference and others. Before the conclusion of the internal conference, the representatives passed a resolution to hold the next internal conference in July 2014 and also elected two new members for the leadership committee replacing vacant positions.
The full roster of the leadership committee of ENTC is:
Ato Sileshi Tilahun – Speaker (Afe Gubae)
Wro. Mekdes Worku – Vice Speaker (Mikitil Afe Gubae)
Ato Demis Belete – Secretary
Ato Dereje Demissie – Asst. Secretary
Ato Solomon Ephrem – Treasurer
Ato Mensur Nuru
Wro Fifi Derso
Ato Abebayehyu Alula
3… The process of removal of the TPLF/EPRDF dictatorial regime in Ethiopia and replacement with a Transitional Government was not given the proper attention. Therefore, immediate preparations need to be started and ENTC and EYNM will work together to make this goal successful.
4… ENTC will coordinate and facilitate situations with EYNM on getting Ethiopian Youth to get actively involved and give their participation in their country’s politics. On this occasion, the Ethiopian National Transitional Council would like to thank all those that have strived hard and made contributions to make this consultative conference a success. ENTC would also like to especially thank those organizations and individuals that responded positively to its invitation and participated in the National Dialogue. After the conclusion of the consultative conference, ENTC held its bi-annual session and discussed many issues with its members and representatives. Some of the items discussed are: organizing members and chapters, capacity building, by-laws, policy, relationships with other democratic forces,
operations and organizing in Ethiopia, continuance of the consultative conference and others. Before the conclusion of the internal conference, the representatives passed a resolution to hold the next internal conference in July 2014 and also elected two new members for the leadership committee replacing vacant positions.
The full roster of the leadership committee of ENTC is:
Ato Sileshi Tilahun – Speaker (Afe Gubae)
Wro. Mekdes Worku – Vice Speaker (Mikitil Afe Gubae)
Ato Demis Belete – Secretary
Ato Dereje Demissie – Asst. Secretary
Ato Solomon Ephrem – Treasurer
Ato Mensur Nuru
Wro Fifi Derso
Ato Abebayehyu Alula
Long Live Ethiopia!
Ethiopian National Transitional Council
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