 The pair have four children, Simon, the twins Zerai and Hanna, and Meaza.The pair fought in the independence struggle with Ethiopia, in which the EPLF gained de facto independence for Eritrea in 1991

Petros Solomon was a member of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF).From 1972 until the end of the Eritrean War of Independence in 1991, he served as Chief Strategist and the head of Military Intelligence (Brigade 72) of the EPLF.