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<text id=93CT0448>
<title>
Eritrea--Government
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Eritrea
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: none</l>
<l> conventional short form: Eritrea</l>
<l> local long form: none</l>
<l> local short form: none</l>
<l> former: Eritrea Autonomous Region in Ethiopia</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: ER
</p>
<p>Type: transitional government
</p>
<p>note: on 29 May 1991 ISSAIAS Afeworke, secretary general of
the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF), announced the
formation of the Provisional Government in Eritrea (PGE), in
preparation for the 23-25 April 1993 referendum on independence
for the autonomous region of Eritrea; the result was a landslide
vote for independence that was announced on 27 April 1993
</p>
<p>Capital: Asmara (formerly Asmera)
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: NA
</p>
<p>Independence: 27 April 1993 (from Ethiopia; formerly the
Eritrea Autonomous Region)
</p>
<p>Constitution: transitional "constitution" decreed 19 May 1993
</p>
<p>Legal system: NA
</p>
<p>National holiday: National Day (independence from Ethiopia),
24 May (1993)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: Eritrean People's Liberation
Front (EPLF) (Christian Muslim), ISSAIAS Aferworke, PETROS
Soloman; Eritrean Liberation Front (ELF) (Muslim), ABDULLAH
Muhammed; Eritrean Liberation Front - United Organization
(ELF-UO), leader NA
</p>
<p>Other political or pressure groups: Oromo Liberation Front
(OLF); Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party (EPRP); numerous
small, ethnic-based groups have formed since Mengistu's
resignation, including several Islamic militant groups
</p>
<p>Suffrage: NA
</p>
<p>Elections: multinational election before 20 May 1997
</p>
<p>Executive branch: president, Eritrean National Council
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: National Assembly
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Judiciary
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State and Head of Government: President ISSAIAS
Aferworke
</p>
<p>Member of: OAU, UN, UNCTAD
</p>
<list>
<l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
<l> chief of mission: NA</l>
<l> chancery: NA</l>
<l> telephone: NA</l>
</list>
<list>
<l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Joseph P. O'NEILL</l>
<l> embassy: NA</l>
<l> mailing address: NA</l>
<l> telephone: 251-4-113-720</l>
<l> FAX: NA</l>
</list>
<p>Flag: red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side)
dividing the flag into two right triangles; the upper triangle
is green, the lower one is blue; a gold wreath encircling a gold
olive branch is centered on the hoist side of the red triangle
</p></body></article></text>