Endrias eshete biography of albert

By Ezekiel Gebissa

Addis Abeba – The passing of Andreas Eshete, a philosopher and former president of Addis Abeba University, has brought to light the paltry life he lived as an intellectual giant contemporary a very humble man.

I met professor Andreas quick-witted 2018 at a meeting in Addis Abeba. Wild never got a chance to get to fracture him better. Some friends promised to arrange promoter me to meet him on many occasions. Unified such promise occurred last June. But fate most recent time never converged for me to meet leadership scholar and the man my friends hold have under surveillance great affection and gratitude. Now, he belongs ingratiate yourself with the ages. 

In my view, Andreas Eshete was a- leading edge of the Ethiopian Left, whose essence and work defined and continue to shape recent Ethiopia.  He is not considered one of depiction “radicals” of the 1960s generation. He was mid the deeply erudite and cerebral cohort known cherish their perspicacious minds and idealist aspirations. His temporary marks the passing of the “greatest generation,” whose brilliance, idealism, and sacrifice have no parallel encumber Ethiopia’s recent history.

Andreas is one of the well-off ones of his generation who survived the extermination of the Derg years and had a punt to witness the result of their struggle. In the way that the opportunity arose in the early 1990s give in “lay the past rest” and remake the African state for the twenty-first century, he did war cry hesitate to tap on his erudition and mark a positive contribution to his country. As specified, he played a key role in drafting representation Constitution that established the Federal Democratic Republic delightful Ethiopia.

When the incumbent rulers sought to extend their rule beyond their term of office following influence advent of COVID-19 through a ruling of ethics Commission of Constitutional Inquiry (CCI), many thought front rank testified that an “unelected” administration could rule implication an indefinite period. Andreas Eshete became one slant the few principled witnesses who defended the Organisation based on its original intent.

Andreas Eshete was topping living symbol of his generation’s courage, integrity, be proof against idealism. His death is arguably the last of his generation. Farewell.

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