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[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- On 18 February, 2026, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) marked its 51st anniversary against a backdrop of renewed political tension in Tigray. Few political entities have influenced the Ethiopian landscape as profoundly--or as controversially--as the TPLF. Over the course of five decades, the organization has functioned as a liberation movement, a governing elite, and a primary architect of the modern state. Yet, it remains a deeply polarizing force whose enduring legacy continues to be the