Common Front of Ethiopian Marxist–Leninist Organizations

Common Front of Ethiopian Marxist–Leninist Organizations
የኢትዮጵያ ማርክሲስት ሌኒኒስት ድርጅቶች ኅብረት
Founded26 February 1977 (1977-02-26)
DissolvedFebruary 1979
Merger of
Merged intoCommission for Organizing the Party of the Working People of Ethiopia
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism

The Common Front of Ethiopian Marxist–Leninist Organizations (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ማርክሲስት ሌኒኒስት ድርጅቶች ኅብረት), known by its Amharic acronym Imaledih or Emaledh (Amharic: ኢማሌድኅ), was a coalition of communist organizations in Ethiopia active between 1977 and 1979. Imaledih was intended as a pre-party formation, Imaledih was supposed function as the nucleus of new proletarian party. Through Imaledih, the constituent parties of the coalition would merge. The formation of Imaledih was actively supported by the ruling Derg military junta.