Amhara National Democratic Movement

The Amhara National Democratic Movement (ANDM) is a political party in Ethiopia. At the last legislative elections, 15 May 2005, the party was part of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, that won 327 out of 527 seats. The party chairman is Addisu Legesse, and the Deputy Chairman is Tefera Walwa.
History
Originally named the Ethiopian Peoples Democratic Movement, the ANDM was founded in 1982. In the August 2005 Regional assembly elections, the party won 188 out of 294 seats in the Amhara Region.
Brief history of ANDM
The Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement (EPDM) the precursor of ANDM was found on Nov 1980 IN Tigray, at a place known as Tekrarwuha. The founding fathers were the former members of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party who splintered themselves from the party for various reasons. After organizing itself under a democratic program for three months, the movement waged an armed struggle against the Derg...