Early life in Italian Eritrea Awate was born in 1910 in Gerset, located between Tessenei and Golluj in southwestern Italian Eritrea. His father, a peasant, trained him as early as childhood in the use of guns. Hamid belonged to the Tigre ethnic group. In 1935, Hamid was conscripted by the Italians to serve in the colonial army of the Eritrean Ascari. …
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Early life and education Ibrahim attended Quran School under Khalifa Jaafer of the Halanga of Kassala. In Keren, he attended technical training at Salvaggio Raggi and at Umberto School in Asmara. Career Ibrahim worked as the chief in a train station, served as a civil servant in Keren, Agordat, Tessenei, Adi Ugri and even Wiqro near Mekele for six months. He was proficient in …
Read More »Osman Saleh Sabbe
The Intellectual Leader Osman Saleh Sabbe Awate Team All Eritrean martyrs have a story behind them. In addition, we have the disabled, crippled and deformed survivors to remind Eritreans of the hell they went through. Eritreans need them. Yes, they need them around… for they need to be reminded about the sufferings and the …
Read More »Abdulkadir Mohammed Saleh Kebire
Kebire, The Father Of Eritrean Martyrs Awate Team July 1, 2019 In the forties, when Kebire was assassinated, Eritreans were divided into two major political blocs: one advocating unity with Ethiopia and another opting for independence. Each bloc believed to own the truth and fiercely struggled to destroy the other …
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Idris Mohamed Adem one of the prominent Eritrean politicians Idris Mohamed Adem – (1922-2003), You may have heard much about Ibrahim Sultan and Wolde Ab Woldemariam, may be less about Abdulgadir Kebire and others, possibly not about this man. The prominent Eritrean politician whom the EPLF/PFDJ has erased from the history …
Read More »Badume Kasu one of the veterans for the independence of Eritrea
February 3, 2017 Badumè Kasu: was born in Kulluku around 1889: He is the son of Shaffal Ashadù, who came from a section of Gega, in the Marda area. He is from Kunama Aimassa who lived in the western part of Barentu. His father, Shaffal Asadù, was responsible for the …
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