Ethiopian Somali People's Democratic Party
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Ethiopian Somali People's Democratic Party
የኢትዮጵያ የሶማሌ ሕዝቦች ዴሞክራሲዊ ፓርቲ |
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| Leader | Mohamed Rashid iIsak |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Merger of | Ethiopian Somali Democratic League |
| Headquarters | Jijiga |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Seats in the House of Peoples' Representatives |
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| http://www.spdp.org.et | |
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Cited from party website |
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The Ethiopian Somali People's Democratic Party (ESPDP; Amharic: የሶማሌ ሕዝቦች ዴሞክራሲዊ ፓርቲ?) is a political party in Ethiopia, created by the current ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) after brutally refusing Somali's demands for self determination in 1993, EPRDF created a surrogate party called the Ethiopian Somali Democratic League which is one of many satellite organisations existing throughout Ethiopia.
The organisation is currently led by Abdi Mohamoud Omer Dirir Mohamoud (Ethiopia) Archived 28 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine. AfDevInfo website (accessed 14 May 2009)</ref> and Mohamed Rashid Isak
Like the ESDL before it, the Somali People's Democratic Party is considered by many inhabitants of the Somali Region to be "an EPRDF puppet", who accuse its members "of brutal repression and systematic massacres in ensuring the region stays under firm control".
The party observed the eleventh anniversary of its founding in Filtu, where numerous improvements to the infrastructure of the Liben Zone were announced.
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