Ibrahim Sultan Ali

Ibrahim Sultan Ali(1909-1987) was one of the original proponents of the Eritrean Independence movement. Ibrahim was born in the city of Keren where he was educated in Islamic and Italian schools.cite book| last=Killion | first=Tom | title=Historical Dictionary of Eritrea |id= ISBN 0810834375 | publisher=The Scarecrow Press | year=1998] He worked closely with Woldeab Woldemariam before the Federation with Ethiopia to secure Eritrean Independence. He was the founder of the Eritrean Moslem League.

Ibrahim Sultan worked as a chief conductor from 1922 to 192.From 1926 to 1941, he was head of Islamic Affairs section under Italian rule. In 1943 he founded a modern cheese and dairy plant in Tesseney which he ran until 1945. The Eritrean Chamber of Commerce was established later in that year and he became one of its senior staff members until September 1946.

At the United Nations, Ibrahim envisioned a violent battle for independence if the UN acted against Eritrean interests,

He was nominally a member of the Eritrean Liberation Front, he broke away in 1970 and formed the People's Liberation Forces, which was an immediate precursor to the Eritrean People's Liberation Front [cite web|url=http://countrystudies.us/ethiopia/24.htm|title=Growth of Secessionis threats|accessdate=2007-05-04] where he was reunited with his old ally from the pre-federation period, Woldeab Woldemariam.

Ibrahim died on 1987-09-01 (what would become the Eritrean Revolution Day) in Cairo, after having been sick for many years. He was buried on 5 September in Kassala.

Quotes

*"My children, make peace amongst yourselves. Be united; Don't be Moslems and Christians. Avoid religious, ethnic and regional differences and confront your foes by forging solid unity."

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