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Eritrean Independence Failed to End the
Oppression
The collapse of the Eastern Bloc showed that the communist
Mengistu regime in Ethiopia had also run its course. In 1991, the oppo-
sition led by such figures as Isaias Afeworki and Meles Zenawi over-
threw the communist government. Zenawi took power, but was unable
to stand against the Eritrean peoples' demands for independence, and
as the result of a referendum on April 25, 1993, Eritrea ceased to be a
part of Ethiopia and won its independence.
Afeworki emerged as the new Eritrean leader in the wake of inde-
pendence, although new internal and foreign policy problems arose at
the same time. Afeworki called to mind the cruel Mengistu regime as he
initiated a wave of terror against believers. The pressure from

Israeli experts who trained Ethiopian
commandos and anti-terrorist teams
were of great assistance in allowing
Haile Selassie to hold onto power.