{"id":243322,"date":"2022-11-18T01:38:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T23:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/eritrea-veteran-freedom-fighter-berhe-goitom-passes-away?lang=en"},"modified":"2022-11-18T01:38:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T23:38:58","slug":"eritrea-veteran-freedom-fighter-berhe-goitom-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/eritrea-veteran-freedom-fighter-berhe-goitom-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Eritrea: Veteran Freedom Fighter Berhe Goitom Passes Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/0cca64479b3fda2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/0cca64479b3fda2\" alt=\"Ministry of Information, Eritrea\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/0cca64479b3fda2\">Download logo<\/a><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/africarc\/loganalytics?press_id=226476&amp;press_source=Ministry of Information, Eritrea\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Veteran freedom fighter Berhe Goitom (Patata) passed away on 16 November at the age of 82.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Veteran freedom fighter Berhe who was a member of the &lsquo;Tihisha&rsquo; clandestine group in Addis Ababa and Asmara from 1970 to 1975, joined the EPLF in 1975 and served his country and people in various capacities.<\/p>\n<p>After Independence Veteran freedom fighter Berhe has been a member of the Eritrean Airlines and Asmara International Airport Authority.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran freedom fighter Berhe Goitom, during Ethiopian occupation of Eritrea, was one of the 8 Eritreans that were selected to the Ethiopian national football team and played at 5 African Nations Cup competitions including in the 6<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;African nations cup where the Ethiopian national team won the championship.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran freedom fighter Berhe was also vice-president of the National Football Federation from 1995 to 1998 and he was among those that played a big role in joining Eritrea to CAF and FIFA.<\/p>\n<p>The funeral service of veteran freedom fighter Berhe was conducted in the afternoon hours of today, 17 November, at the Asmara Martyrs Cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing deep sorrow for the passing away of veteran freedom fighter Berhe Goitom, the Asmara International Airport Authority expressed condolences to families and friends.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Information, Eritrea.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo Veteran freedom fighter Berhe Goitom (Patata) passed away on 16 November at the age of 82. Veteran freedom fighter Berhe who was a member of the &lsquo;Tihisha&rsquo; clandestine group in Addis Ababa and Asmara from 1970 to 1975, joined the EPLF in 1975 and served his country and people in various capacities. 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