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Eritrean political leader; founding member of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front

This is an Eritrean name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Mesfin.

Mesfin Hagos (born ) is an Eritrean who was one of the founding members of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF).^[2] In government, he was the Eritrean Minister of Defense during the s.^[3]

After repression by president Isaias Afwerki against Mesfin's colleagues, Mesfin fled Eritrea in and sought political asylum in Germany in ,^[4] where he lived as of December&#;^[update].^[3]

Childhood and education

Mesfin was born in the small village of Azien, north of Asmara, on 21 November 19, He went to secondary school in Debre Berhan and attended the Addis Ababa University until ^[2]

Rebel fighter

Mesfin was a founding member of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) in Before found