Assassination of Ethiopian National Defense Force Chief of Staff Seare Mekonnen shocked many EthiopiansCoffin of Ethiopian National Defense Force Chief of Staff, General Seare Mekonnen. borkenaJune 27, 2019Ethiopian National Defense Force Chief of Staff, Seare Mekonnen, General Seare Mekonnen, and his longtime friend, Brigadier General Gezai Abera are laid to rest in Mekelle St. Gabriel Church on June 26, 2019. The government claims that the assassination is linked to what it called coup d’état in Bahir Dar, Amhara regional state which happened about three hours before the defense chief was killed. However, most of his TPLF leaders viewed him as a “traitor” after was appointed as Ethiopian National Defense Force Chief of Staff – “traitor to TPLF causes which many Ethiopians understood as domination over Ethiopian politics and plundering the resources of the country. General Seare stance on the importance of the unity of Ethiopia and a strong belief in the Ethiopian identity earned him adoration and respect from Ethiopia.

Source: Ethiopian News June 28, 2019 00:11 UTC