a liberalization of women's rights as well as a broad educational policy for maintaining every language and improving literacy. It was also set out that the boundaries of an Eritrean state would be based on the colonial treaties of Italy. The Second Congress in 1987, brought together the EPLF and the Eritrean Liberation Front/Central Leadership (also sometimes referred to as Central Command, CC) in what was called the Unity Congress. This was the culmination of negotiations over three years which had brought together the two fighting forces in October 1986, under a unified command. On this congress, Isaias Afewerki replaced secretary-general Ramadan Nur. Subsequently, the movement abandoned most of its formerly Marxist–Leninist ideology, in favour of an own revolutionary left-wing concept and a more comprehensive and pragmatic approach to unite all Eritrean nationalists. The Third and last Congress of the EPLF was held in 1994 in Asmara. It was important as it converted the Front from a military organization to a purely political movement. At the time, the organization had 95,000 members. At this Congress, the name of the organization was changed to the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ). References External links Official Website List of incidents attributed to the Eritrean Peoples Liberation Front on the START database African socialist political parties Communism in Eritrea Defunct communist militant groups Eritrean nationalism Eritrean War of Independence Factions of the Ethiopian Civil War History of Eritrea National liberation movements in Africa Parties of one-party systems Political parties disestablished in 1994 Political parties established in 1970 Rebel groups in Eritrea Rebel groups in Ethiopia