Lidetu Ayalew (Ge'ez: ልደቱ አያለዉ; born 1969) is an Ethiopian politician who is the founder and the leader of the Ethiopian Democratic Party. He was a deputy chairman and chief spokesperson of Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD), during the 2005 Ethiopian general election.

May 11, 2024 · Lidetu Ayalew argues that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government lacks not only the competence and experience to resolve the crisis in Ethiopia but also the [political] will and interest in transitioning Ethiopia to a better path.

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Jan 14, 2025 · Senior Ethiopian Politician Lidetu Ayalew has decided to return to Ethiopia. Since 2021, he has been staying in the US. Born in 1969 in Lalibela Amhara region, he has been active in Ethiopian politics for three decades. He founded and led Ethiopian Democratic Party (EDP).

Jan 14, 2025 · Lidetu Ayalew, a prominent Ethiopian opposition leader and vocal critic of the government, is returning to Ethiopia after spending years in the United States for medical treatment, including surgery. Before seeking medical treatment in the United States, he had been imprisoned under Abiy Ahmed’s administration for seven months in 2020.

Mar 19, 2016 · Lidetu Ayalew, the founder and the longest-serving president of the Ethiopian Democratic Party (EDP), rose to prominence in Ethiopia’s opposition politics during the highly contested 2005 general elections.

Addis Abeba, April 29, 2021 – The Federal First Instance Court blocked letters by the Federal & Oromia police banning founder and leader of the opposition Ethiopian Democratic Party Lidetu Ayalew from traveling abroad for medical reasons.

Lidetu Ayalew (Ge'ez: ልደቱ አያለዉ; born 1969) is an Ethiopian politician who is the founder and the leader of the Ethiopian Democratic Party. He was a deputy chairman and chief spokesperson of Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD), during the 2005 Ethiopian general election.

May 10, 2002 · This man, now also in his early 30s, is Lidetu Ayalew, the General Secretary of the Ethiopian's Democratic Party, - one of the few opposition political parties reputed to have the highest...

Aug 20, 2018 · Lidetu Ayalew played a leading role in bringing about the limited rights opposition parties enjoyed leading to the 2005 Ethiopian Election. He left the Federal Parliament as he did not win a seat.