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Political party in Ethiopia

Ginbot 7 (Amharic: ግንቦት 7) is an Ethiopian opposition political organization, founded in 2008^[3] by Andargachew Tsige^[4][5] and Berhanu Nega.^[3]

According to their mission statement, Ginbot 7's goal is "the realization of a national political system in which government power and political authority is assumed through peaceful and democratic process based on the free will and choice of citizens of the country."^[6] According to the US State DepartmentHuman Rights report of 2011, Ginbot 7 "espouses violent overthrow of the (Ethiopian) government".^[7] According to The New Yorker in 2014, Ginbot 7 are "an exiled pro-democracy party that the Ethiopian government labelled a terrorist group in 2011, under a vague and widely condemned proclamation."^[8]

History

Ginbot 7 means "15 May", the date of the 2005 Ethiopian general election, which was "marred by protests over alle