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A coup attempt led by former general Asamnew Tsige resulted in the death of the regional government’s president Ambachew Mekonnen. Courtesy of Brookings Institution

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Coup attempt in Ethiopia fails

Madison Cecil
July 10, 2019

A coup attempt led by former general Asamnew Tsige in the Amhara region of Ethiopia failed on June 22 and resulted in the deaths of multiple high-ranking government officials. There…