The Tigrayans were always the shakers and movers of the Ethiopian empire. Even if when they are not in power , they have been part of the core nucleus leadership team .Tigrayans directly ruled Ethiopia 69 years over the last 300 years ( 23% of the time) .
Mikael Sehul 25 years + Emperor Yohannes 17 years + TPLF/ EPRDF 27 years