Tewodros Bekele (died February 25, 1977) was an Ethiopian trade unionist. Tewodros was a leader of the Seamen's Union.Legum, Colin. The Horn of Africa in continuing crisis. New York; London: Africana, 1979. pp. 18, 46 He was a leading member of the All-Ethiopian Socialist Movement (MEISON). In early 1977 he became the founding chairman of the All-Ethiopia Trade Union (AETU).
In broad daylight, gunmen entered the headquarters of the AETU in Addis Ababa on February 25, 1977. Tewodros was killed in the attack, and his deputy Getachew Legasse was seriously wounded.Teferra Haile-Selassie,The Ethiopian revolution, 1974 - 1991: from a monarchical autocracy to a military oligarchy. London [u.a.]: Kegan Paul Internat, 1997. p. 200Middle East Economic Digest. London: Middle East Economic Digest, 1977. p. 19 The assassination of Tewodros Bekele was publicly ascribed to the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party, although suspicion has also been directed to the Derg.Clapham Christopher. Transformation and Continuity in Revolutionary Ethiopia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. p. 67
His assassination was among the earliest high-profile killings of a trade union leader during the political violence of 1977 in Ethiopia.
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