The Ethiopian government announced to the world that it foiled a coup d’état organized by the Ginbot7 on April 25th, 2009 before it “downgraded” the alleged attempt to an “assassination plot” on May 1st, 2009. However, the government’s claim itself is believed to be a cheap ploy being carried out to root out dissents in the military. More on Ethiopia: The Political Coup That Is Becoming. The Brutal Regime Slanders Bulcha Demeksa