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Eritrean People's Liberation Front

The Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF), colloquially known as Shabia or HGDEF, was an armed Marxist–Leninist organization that fought for the independence of Eritrea from Ethiopia. It emerged in 1973 as a far-left to left-wing nationalist group that split from the Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF). After achieving Eritrean independence in 1991, it transformed into the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), which serves as Eritrea's sole legal political party.

Eritrean People's Liberation Front

ህዝባዊ ግንባር ሓርነት ኤርትራ
Hizibawī Ginibari Harineti Ēritira

الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير إريتريا
Aljabhat Alshaebiat Litahrir 'Iiritria

Fronte di Liberazione del Popolo Eritreo

1 August 1973 (1973-08-01)

16 February 1994 (1994-02-16)

Nakfa (1976–1991)
Asmara (1991–1994)

Vanguard, Sagem and Adulis

Eritrean People's Liberation Army

Far-left (until 1987)
Left-wing (1987–1994)

Official Website

List of incidents attributed to the Eritrean Peoples Liberation Front on the START database