[2] He was appointed to the Chief of General Staff in 2018 by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, succeeding Samora Yunis.

[3][2] On 22 June 2019 while responding to a coup attempt in the Amhara region along with his aide, Major General (retired) Gizae Aberra, Se'are was killed by his bodyguard according to government sources.

[citation needed] The bodyguard who allegedly assassinated the general was treated for gunshot wounds he suffered at the time of the shoot-out, according to government sources.

[citation needed] The widow of Se'are, Colonel Tsige Alemayehu, who was present with Se'are in their private residence, and alerted the authorities at the time the shootings took place, according to her interviews conducted by BBC and the local media OMN, dispute that despite her continuous efforts and failed attempts to reach out to the prosecutor and the Attorney General office to cooperate and testify against the suspect in the trial.

[citation needed] The bodyguard on trial, Mesfin Tigabu, was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in June 2021.