Isaias Afwerki

Isaias Afwerki (Tigrinya: Isaias Afwerki (Tigrinya: ኢሳይያስ ኣፍወርቂ; born February 2, 1946) is an Eritrean politician. Isaias became the first (and only) President of Eritrea in 1993.

 Political Career 
After being elected president of Eritrea, in 1992, Isaias had a referendum on if Eritrea should become independent from Ethiopia and made it a law that everyone had to vote. Witnesses didn’t vote because it’s against their religion so Isaias had them arrested. 

In 2010, Isaias said the next elections would be in “three or four decades” or “maybe more.”  

References

Other websites

Official website of the Ministry of Information of Eritrea
Current and update on Eritrea 
Isaias Afewerki's Biography With Rare Photos of His early Childhood
New Internationalist feature on Isaias Afewerki
Afewerki is a longtime fixture on Parade Magazine's annual list "The World's Worst Dictators"

Category:1946 births
Category:Living people
Category:Presidents (government)
Category:Eritrean people
Category:Current national leaders
Category:Dictators