Petros Solomon
| Petros Solomon | |
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| 1st Minister of Defence of Eritrea | |
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In office 1993–1994 |
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| Succeeded by | Mesfin Hagos |
| 3rd Minister of Foreign Affairs of Eritrea | |
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In office 1994–1997 |
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| Preceded by | Mahmoud Ahmed Sherifo |
| Succeeded by | Haile Woldense |
| 2nd Minister of Marine Resources of Eritrea | |
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In office 1997–2001 |
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| Preceded by | Saleh Meki |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Haj Ali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 Asmara, Hamassien |
| Political party | PFDJ |
| Spouse(s) | Aster Yohannes |
Petros Solomon (born 1951; also known as Wed'Solomon, Son of Solomon) is an Eritrean politician. He was an Eritrean People's Liberation Front commander during the Eritrean War of Independence, and following independence he served in several positions in the Cabinet, including Minister of Defense and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He has been in prison, held incommunicado in an undisclosed location, since September 18, 2001 for opposing the rule of Eritrean president Isaias Afewerki. Amnesty International named him a prisoner of conscience.
His wife Aster Yohannes, who was also a freedom fighter and member of EPLF, was detained by security personnel at Asmara International Airport in the capital Asmara on 11 December 2003, when she returned after a three-year period study at the University of Phoenix to unite with her children. Her presence has been also been unknown since then.
Solomon was born in a recognized family in Asmara. He completed his early education in Asmara and Addis Ababa. He was attending the Haile Selassie University in 1972, when he joined EPLF. He is married to Aster Yohannes, who joined the front During 1982, she married Petros Solomon, a lead member of the front. The pair had four children Simon, the twins Zerai and Hanna, and Meaza. The pair fought the independence struggle with Ethiopia, which the nation obtained on 1993.
He was a member of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF). From 1972 until the end of the Eritrean War of Independence in 1991, he served as Chief Strategist and the head of Military Intelligence (Brigade 72) of the EPLF. He also served as a member of the executive committee (Polit-Bureau) of EPLF from 1977 to 1994. During the War of Independence, he is credited with having single-handedly organized the EPLF's intelligence section. He is also credited with having been the commander who commanded over the Nakfa, Kerkebet, Zara front during the war in the early 1980s. He led the battle of Massawa in 1977; He also, along with Ogbe Abraha, led the battle to liberate the town of Barentu in 1987.
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