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Hailu Shawul was the chairman of Kinijit and succeeded Professor Asrat Woldeyes as the head of the All-Amhara People's Organization (AAPO). He led the transformation of the AAPO into the multi-ethnic All Ethiopian Unity Party (AEUP), which was one of several that united October 2004 in the CUD, with the goal of fielding candidates in the May 15, 2005 General Elections . As a result of the protests that followed the general elections, the government placed Hailu Shawul under house arrest for a period. When the CUD led an initially peaceful protest in October, he and 23 other CUD leaders were arrested and imprisoned. Still imprisoned in December, Hailu Shawul joined with other CUD prisoners on a Hunger Strike , which has aggravated his Diabetes and threatens his vision. EXTERNAL LINKS
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