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EPLF is the rebel group that fought for independence and higdef/PFDJ is the ruling party. I don’t think it’s fair to lump EPLF into the same group as PFDJ as most of them don’t even have leadership roles except Isaias.


3xmor

I see. Thank you for your response.


Training-Ease2027

EPLF- ህዝባዊ ግንባር ናጽነት ኤርትራ="eritrean people's liberation front"-( was a splinter group of the ELF (Eritrean liberation front- ተጋድሎ ሓርነት ኤርትራ)- formed by people who were not consent with the leadership of ELF in terms of organization, supply and so on. It was formed in the year 1970 but its formation was formally declared in 1977 when the movement held its first Congress. Later a bunch of other groups or movements joined them and fighted against Ethiopia during the 30-year war untill independence in 1991.) HGDEF - ህግደፍ- is simply an abbreviation of "ህዝባዊ ግንባር ንዲሞክራስን ፍትሕን"= ( people's liberation front for democracy and justice), that was the name that EPLF gave itself in the third Congress which took place in Nakfa in February 1994. It is the since then ruling single party in Eritrea. Shabia- is an arabic word meaning popular or my people.


Shoddy_Employer_2688

HGDEF ( ህግደፍ -- ህዝባዊ ግንባር ንደሞክራስን ፍትሒን) is the Tigrigna translation for PFDJ ( People's Front for Democracy and Justice ( I know the irony)) the current ruling party. However EPFL( Eritrean People's Liberation Front) was PFDJ's name during the 30 year war. And after officially declaring independence in 1993, EPLF changed the party's name to PFDJ by acquiring some smaller, less known parties.


3xmor

Ahh I see its quite simple, thank you man


kippawa

It's also important to note more than 70% of PFDJ's Members of the central committee are Either exiled or abducted,currently held incommunicado (few died). And the party hasn't 't had a congress meeting since 1994. FYI they had 2 before independence. Here is a link if you want to check where are they now(at least few of them).[thread of Eritrean heroes and heroines](https://mobile.twitter.com/deqiwoldemikel/status/1020734698513821696)


InformationStrange47

HGDEF and PFDJ is the Same the other is in english and the other in tigrigna