Hiwot tefra biography of william

Review by Ewnetu Sime. Hiwot tells concise stories which provoke questions and angers why things went wrong during that revolutionary period. It is sad to read that her and several testimonies of dozens of young men and women who found themselves in the middle of one of the most traumatic period in Ethiopia history. Her memories of the brutal and terrifying incidences are incredible.

She described in detail the chilling, riveting accounts of the red terror era until she released from Kerchele prison in Hiwot who spent several years in movement and speaking out is very essential to understand the failure of Ethiopian revolution. She takes the reader in emotional and very sentimental roller coaster ride behind to the secret movement.

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This book can be seen as an eye opener to current college young generation dormancy in politics and lack of political ideology. Hiwot Teferra grew up in Harar and went at Medhane Alem high school. Her political activity started in grade eleven as elected class representative to the Student Council. She was the only female representative in the Council.

The author tells us, in those early years, she had access to variety of reading materials outside the school system, and she also often went to movies on weekends.