Isaias Afwerki (Tigrinya: ኢሳይያስ ኣፍወርቂ, [1] pronounced [isajas afwɐrkʼi] ⓘ; born 2 February 1946) [2] is an Eritrean politician who has been the president of Eritrea since 1993 and the chairman of the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) since 1994.. Isaias joined the pro-independence Eritrean Liberation Front in 1966 and quickly rose through the ranks to ...

Isaias Afwerki (born February 2, 1946, Asmara, Eritrea) is an Eritrean independence leader and has been the president of Eritrea since 1993.. When Isaias was born in 1946 in Asmara, the city was under the United Nations-mandated control of the United Kingdom. Eritrea itself was federated to Ethiopia in 1952 and was forcibly annexed 10 years later. This annexation …

Feb 9, 2023 · 1 of 4 | . Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki, left, is welcomed by Kenya’s President William Ruto, right, as they arrive to speak to the media at State House in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023.

Oct 25, 2020 · There are few leaders as enigmatic as Eritrea’s president, Isaias Afwerki. In my book, Understanding Eritrea: Inside Africa’s Most Repressive State, I profile the president who led the country ...

Apr 11, 2022 · Following a series of interviews with former colleagues, this is an attempt to profile one of Africa’s most reclusive and authoritarian leaders.Though he remarkably outlasted his peers, his unwillingness to change is now detrimental to his country and its neighbours.

05/23/2023 May 23, 2023. Isaias Afwerki once was hailed as Eritrea's independence hero. But over the past three decades, his policies have pushed the country into isolation, leading to two-thirds ...

Nov 9, 2023 · Isaias Afwerki, born in 1946 in Asmara, is the longest-serving ruler in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea region.He is known for his strategic manoeuvring to protect his own interests, and regularly reshuffling both loyalists and alliances both domestically and regionally.

Nov 7, 2019 · Issayas Afeworki © REUTERS/Feisal Omar Still as secret as ever, Issayas is surrounded by the faithful, who have accompanied him since independence. And its rapprochement with Ethiopia has not contributed to the relaxation of the regime that President Issayas Afeworki introduced in 1993.

Isais Afwerki, a former freedom fighter, has been President of Eritrea since its independence in 1993. Afwerki was born in the Abu Shi’aul district of Asmara, Eritrea on February 2, 1946. At that time Eritrea was ruled by Great Britain. Afwerki attended primary schools in Asmara and graduated from Prince Makonnen High School in that city in 1965. He then began engineering …

Assumed office 15 June 1994: Preceded by: Position established: Leader of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front; In office 4 October 1978 – 15 June 1994: Preceded by: Romodan Mohammed Nur