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Ethiopian military commander (died 2001)

Kinfe Gebremedhin (Tigrinya: ክንፈ ገብረመድህን; died 13 May 2001) was an Ethiopian military commander of the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF) who fought against the military junta known as the Derg. Upon the overthrow of the Derg, Kinfe served as Chief of Security and Immigration in the new government and became a right-hand man of Meles Zenawi.

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He was murdered in 2001 by a fellow officer, which resulted in one of the most high-profile criminal cases in Ethiopian history.

Military career

In the 1980s, he served as a commander in the TPLF against the military government. He was a Durham University graduate.^[1]

Political career

Following the TPLF victory, a new government under Meles Zenawi took power in 1995.

Kinfe, a former TPLF Chief of Security, was appointed to lead the Security, Immigration, and Refugee Affairs Authority (previously the Ministry of Internal Security) – a position that saw him Kinfe Gebremedhin - Military Wiki | Fandom DESUH