Wallelign Mekonnen
Ethiopian Marxist student activist and author (1945–1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wallelign Mekonnen Kassa (Amharic: ዋለልኝ መኮንን ካሣ; 22 March 1945 – 10 December 1972) was an Ethiopian Marxist student activist and militant active in the Ethiopian Student Movement from the mid-1960s until his death in 1972. Wallelign was the author of the highly influential but contentious article On the Question of Nationalities in Ethiopia published in 1969.
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Wallelign Mekonnen | |
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ዋለልኝ መኮንን | |
Born | 22 March 1945 |
Died | 10 December 1972(1972-12-10) (aged 27) |
Education | Woizero Sehin Secondary School |
Alma mater | Haile Selassie I University |
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Years active | 1960s– 1972 |
Notable work | On the Question of Nationalities in Ethiopia |
Movement | Ethiopian Student Movement |
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