Zemene Kassie

Zemene Kassie (Amharic: ዘመነ ካሴ) is an Ethiopian rebel commander and populist figure who is the leader of Gojjam faction of the Fano militia.

Following the 2005 Ethiopian general election, he was forced into exile to Eritrea and joined the Ginbot 7 opposition group in order to counter EPRDF government persecution.

He acquired his degree at Haramaya University and worked with various government posts as a professional and manager; he was named as President of Amhara Region Youth League.

[4] After the 2005 general election, Zemene moved to Eritrea to join the Ginbot 7 party and was the main coordinator of armed struggle against the EPRDF government.

In June 2022, Zemene commented the ongoing situation of Tigray War in an interview that "there are thousands of Fano militants presently under my control, and shortly they will shift into millions.