Co-founder of the All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement (Me’isone) and prominent legal scholar Dr. Negede Gobeze has passed away in Brussels at the age of 83
BORKENA DESK
TORONTO, Canada — Dr. Negede Gobeze, co-founder of the All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement (commonly known in Amharic as Me’isone), passed away in Brussels at the age of 83.
Members of Deldeye, an Ethiopian discussion forum in Europe, shared the news on social media. A brief update noted that he had been ill and was receiving medical treatment. Dr. Negede was also a founding member of Deldeye, which has been active for about twelve years.
Dr. Negede began his political activism in the 1960s as president of the Ethiopian Students Association in Europe. He later co-founded the leftist All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement and became one of its key influential leaders.
He authored several books and articles, including “Yidres le Ginbot ke Yekatit,” in which he examined why the 1970s revolutionary movement failed to transform Ethiopia.
A legal scholar, Dr. Negede earned his Ph.D. in law in France in the 1960s, where he also spent a year studying the French language.
He was born in Dessie, North-central Ethiopia, in 1943.
Dr. Negede pursued many passions throughout his life, including poetry and music.
Members of Deldeye have not yet announced funeral arrangements.
Borkena extends its heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the late Dr. Negede Gobeze.
Read more about Dr. Negede Gobeze’s life and legacy here.
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