1967 - Full-scale guerrilla war is under way. 1970 - ELF splits and the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) is formed, calling for a social revolution. 1974 - Ethiopian Emperor Haile ...

A good deal of optimism greeted Eritrean independence in 1993, after a long war against Ethiopia. The Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF) took power and promised rapid development, suggesting ...

The progressive leadership of the EPLF encouraged many Eritrean women from different backgrounds to join the struggle and fight for both national and women's liberation. According to the EPLF ...