The Ethiopian government has been blamed for being anti-democratic, corrupt and working to the repress the rights of the people to assemble, the right to justice and equal economic opportunity. The government has been blamed for acts of torture and arbitrary detention, denying citizen’s freedom of expression and association, freedom of assembly, the coalition acting

the ability of people to work together for common purposes in groups and organizations’ (Fukuyama 1995, p. 10)[26] .’Social capital can be defined simply as the existence of a certain set of informal values or norms shared among members of a group that permit cooperation among them’ (Fukuyama 1997)[26] .

Unlike a dictatorship, a democratic government exists to serve the people, but citizens in democracies must also agree to abide by the rules and obligations by which they are governed. Democracies grant many freedoms to their citizens including the freedom to dissent and criticize the government. Citizenship in a democracy requires participation, civility, and even patience.

Meyazia 27 Square, commonly known as Arat Kilo, is a square in Addis Ababa. In its center is the eponymous monument, commemorating Ethiopia's liberation from Fascist Italy. In the Ethiopian Calendar Meyazia 27 (May 5), is both the day when Addis Ababa fell to Italy in the March of the Iron Will and the day