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Oromo Freedom from What and for What

Culture as a Weapon in the Fight for an Independent Oromia

Part I

By Mekuria Bulcha

“In this article I will present the arguments which in my view express the Oromo claim for sovereignty, that is to say an independent state of Oromia.” Full Text

Muddee 12, 2010 - Haala QBO ilaalchisee gaaffii fi deebii Jaal Galaasaa Dilboo, H/D ABO durii radio KFI - Sagalee Oromiyaaf kennan dhaggeeffadhaa:

Kutaa 1ffaa | Kutaa 2ffaa

Political detentions & killings in Ethiopia 2008 - 2009
By OSG (Oromia Support Group)

Ten Ethiopian federal security police went to Commercial Bank, where Wabe was a lawyer, and forced him to accompany them to his home in Saris. At least one other employee was also arrested from Commercial Bank. They spent 4 hours searching Wabes’s house, without permission from the court. They confiscated all his photographs, several personal documents, a computer, DVDs, and a scanner. After they searched his house, the police took Wabe to Maikelawi Prison in Addis Ababa. His photograph was broadcast on the government run Ethiopian Television along with several other detainees on November 6. . . . All of those shown on Ethiopian Television were accused of being leaders of OLF who they say are organizing terrorist activities against the present government of Ethiopia. Wabe has no history of illegal activities in Ethiopia. However, he refused to join the OPDO. Read OSG Report

Haala QBO ilaalchisee gaaffii fi deebii Jaal Galaasaa Dilboo, H/D ABO durii radio KFI - Sagalee Oromiyaaf kennan dhaggeeffadhaa:

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The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor released it yearly country report on Ethiopia on March 11, 2008. Titled "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – 2007", the report confirms, among other atrocities of TPLF, the cold blooded murder of innocent students in Guyii, Oromia;the banning of “a traditional animist Oromo religious group”; the wide spread rounding up and arresting of Oromo nationals prior to and during the so-called Ethiopian Millennium. Speaking about the later victims, the report goes on to say “Nearly all those held were not charged with any crime or brought to court. At years end 148 remained in jail.” Read the full report Here.

Dhaamsaa ABO - Guyyaa Yaadannoo Gootota Oromoo
(Ebla 15, 2009) Irratti

"Guyyaa gootota Oromoo yaadatuun aaduma qofaaf osoo hin taane qabsoo eegalame bakkaan ga’uuf kaayyoo xaliilaa ganama itti manaa ba’ame mootummaa dimookraatawaa walaba Oromiyaa argamsiisuuf qabsoo dhugaaf of wareeguuf carraaquuf waadaa haaromsuu feesisa." - Dubbisaa

Haala Waraana Bilisummaa Oromoo Zoonii Kibbaa Ilaalchisee Ibsa ABO (Muddee 26, 2009)

Humnichaa fi naannoo humnichaa irraa akka dhagahamaa jirutti dorgommiin humnicha hawwachuu ifaa fi dhoksaatti deemaa jira. Tooftaan dorgommii kana keessatti hordofamaa jiru yaada humnichaa hordofanii rakkoo jiruuf furmaata waliigalaa soquu irra humnicha gara ofiitti harkisuu; yoo sun dadhabame ammoo diigamuu isaa barbaaduuf hawwiin jiraachuun yaaddoo nutti bulchee jira. Dubbisaa

Dhaamsa Waggaa Haaraa Hayyu Duree ABO Irraa

Waggaa haaraan 2010 waggaa gurmuun ABO fi kan qabsaawota bilisummaa Oromoof dhaabbatanii itti jabaatu, daba diinnii mooraa qabsoo keenya keessatti raawatu itti fashalu, rorroo diinaaf osoo hin jilbeenfatin injifatnoo itti galmesinu akka ta’u hawwii kiyyan ibsa. Dubbisaa

Walgahii "What is Next for Oromo?" jedhu kan OACCn yaamame irratti Haasaa ABOn dhihaate. (Bitootessa 13, 2010, MPLS, MN)

"Addunyaan yeroo kamillee – yoo dirqame malee - salphaatti gaaffii mirgaa keessummeessee hin beeku. Kan isaan seenaa irraa barachuu qaban, addunyaan gaaffii saba akeeka ifaa jalatti ijaaramaee sagalee tokkoon dubbatee, falmate, keessummeessuun isaa kan hin oolle ta’u dha. Kan addunyaan gaaffi saba tokkoo keessummeessuuf, sababa sabin sun mirga jedhame kana qabaateef osoo hin taane sababa sabichi jabaatee falmateefi.   Osoo sabichi jaaramee, hidhatee, jaabaatee hin falmatin akkeeka falmatamuuf akka gufuutti dhiheessuun addunyaan akka itti hojjetu hubachuu dhabuu dha (b) Akeeka qabsoo saba tokkof madaalli inni duraa alagaan ni deggera fi hin deggeruu ykn ni jaalataa fi ni jibbaa osoo hin taane, rakkoo fi gaaffii ummattichaaf furmaata ni tahaa fi hin ta’uu dha. Dura akeeka lafa kaayyatanii isaaf tumsa horachuuf hojjechuu feesisa malee akeeka ofii yeroo-yeroon akka addunyaan ni fudhata jedhanii yaadanitti jijjiiraa ooluun furmaata hin ta’u.  Kun akka gaariitti hubatamuu qaba." Guutuu isaa dubbisaa

Walgahii "Reconciliation, Unity & Mobilization”?" jedhu kan WAOn yaamame irratti Haasaa ABOn dhihaate. (Caamsaa 29, 2010, MPLS, MN)

ABOn hireen murteeffannoo mirga saba Oromoo ta’u ni beeka, ni fudhatas. Hireen murteeffannoo meesha ittiin bakka tokko gahan malee bakka gahan sana miti. Kanaaf, dhaabin keenya ABOn “hiree murteeffannoo” jala hin dhokatu. Dhaabin keenya kan qabsaa’u biyya Oromoo walaba fi saba Oromoo bilisa argamsiisuuf. Murtii sabin Oromoo dhibbaa tokko malee murteeffatu ammo ni kabaja, Yeroo Oromoon hireesaa murteffachuu ga’ettillee ABOn kan saba Oromoo gorsu Oromia walaba ofiin bulu akka filatan ta’a. Ammallee, firattis ta’e alagaatti kana saalfii tokko malee hima. Kaayyoo kana irrattis saba ijaara. Kana irratti walii gallaa? Afaan qofaan osoo hin taane hojiinis mul’isuuf waadaa walii-gallaa? Yoo deebiin ‘eeyyee’ ta’e waan tokkummaa keenya deebfinnee hin jabeeffanneef gonkumaa hin jiraatu. Guutuu isaa dubbisaa

Ibsa Waraana Bilisummaa Oromoo (OLF Military Communiqué)

Lola ulfaataa Fulbaana 21 fi 24 bara 2010 Moyaalee fi Gombisaa irratti geggeeffame irratti loltoonni Itoophiyaa 15nii ol ta’an yommuu ajjeefaman, baayyeen madaa’anii meeshaan waraanaa jajjabaan ammoo irraa booji’ame. Ibsa Guutuu

In the heavy fighting that took place on the 21st and 24th September 2010 at Moyale and Gombisa respectively, more than 15 Ethiopian soldiers had been killed and dozens were wounded. Significant military hardware was captured. Full Text

Murni Shanee Gummii dhiiga qabsaa’otaa dhangalaasuu dhaabuu qaba

“… murni Shanee Gumii Waraanaa Bilisummaa Oromoo (WBO) Zoonii Kibbaa irrtti, Waxabajjii 24, 2010 eegalee, weerara qawwee geggeessaa jiraachuu gadda guddaadhaan si beeksifna

Haala kanaan Jaal Saara Baattoo fi Jaal Halakee Duubaa Waxabajjii 24, 2010 rasaasa qawwee ergamtoota Shaneen hooganamuun galaafataman. Jaal Saaraan nama umriin isaa waggaa 24rii yommuu ta’u Jaal Halake umirin waggaa 22 ture. Jaallan lamaanuu mooyxannoo waggootii dheeraa kanneen qaban yogga ta’u Jaal Saaraan WBO keessatti Abbaa Saglii ture. Jaallan kun rasaasaa ergamtoota Shaneen tumamanii gara jabina hiriyaa hin qabneen ajjeefaman.” Guutuu isaa dubbisaa

Dhaamsa Waggaa Haaraa – 2011 (HD ABO Irraa)

Barri 2010 seenaa qabsoo bilisummaa Oromoo keessatti bara qabsoon ummatni keenya bilisummaa isaaf geggeessuu gulantaa tokkoo irraa gara gulantaa ol aanaatti tarkaanfate ta’u kan mirkaneessuu fi injifatnooleen jajjaboon kan keessatti galmaawan ture. Dhaamsa Guutuu ...

Ibsa Tarkaanfii WBO (OLF Military Communiqué)

Buufata loltuu Wayyaanee Herdaarii ture mancaasee humna diinaa kana facaasuun ka milkaawe WBOn meeshaalee waraanaa jajjabaa fi xixiqqaa kan akka qawwee (Machine gun PKM) fi AK47 jedhaman hedduu rasaasa kumaan lakkaawaman waliin booji’e. Ibsa Guutuu

Ejjennoo WBO Zoonii Kibba Oromiyaa Ilaalchisee Ibsa ABO

Tarkaanfiin WBO Zonii Kibbaa fudhates tattaaffi itti jirruu kan shafisiiu fi bu’a qabeessa taasisu jennee abdanna. Yaadaa tarkaanfataa isin dhiheesitan kana kanneen tokkuummaa Oromoo hin feene akka karaa irraa hin gufachiifnne qaroominaan tikfamuu qaba jenna. Dubbisuuf as xiqaa

Labsa ABO (Bit. 31, 2010)

Akeekni ABO haga harraatti wareegama qaalii itti kafalee fi amantaa ummatas itti horatee akeeka ummata Oromoo bilisa baasuun Oromiyaa walaba ijaaruu ti. Tokkummaan ABO fi gurmuu qabsaa’ootaa kan deebi’ee ijaaramus akeeka kana irraatti. Guutuu isaa dubbisaa

We believe that military confrontation between Kenya and the OLF is not in the best interest of either of our countries. In fact, the actions of the Kenyan forces are uncalled for and can destabilise the region that is already troubled by a number of long standing conflicts. We do not understand why Kenya should involve itself in the struggle between Oromia and Ethiopia and we hope that this is not your policy. We hope that your government will respect the rights of the Oromo people to free themselves from the brutal Ethiopian colonial system. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which your country is a signatory, reaffirms the right to self-determination. Full Text

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YAADANNOO GUYYAA GOOTOTA OROMOO

Ebla 15, 2013

Guyyaa har_aan tana kaneen qalbii keenya keessatti yaadannu gootota ilmaan Oromoo yeroo biyyii keenya Oromiyaan harqoota kolonii jalattii kuftee eegalee lubbuu isaanii qaalii wareegan ta_u irra deebinee of yaadachiissuun dirqama. Ibsa Guutuu

Du’aan Boqochuu Jaarraa Abbaa Gadaa ilaalchisee Ibsa Adda Bilisummaa Oromoo

Jaarraa Abbaa Gadaa Kabaja Guddaan Yaadatama

Dhiibbaa fi hammeenya mootummootaa fi humnoota biroo godinaa kana keessatti isa irratti aggaammatamu hunda jabinaan qolachuuf, akkasumas, kaayyoo hanga daqiiqaa maayyiitti dhaabbateef galmaan gahuuf murannoon bara jireenya isaa guutuu agarsiise sabboontota Oromoo maraan kan yaadatamaa jiraatuu fi akka fakkeenyaatti kan fudhatamu. English | Afaan Oromoo

Labsa Walhubannoo Tokkummmaa

ABO fi Gurmuu Qabsaa’ota fi Miseensota ABO

“Addadduummaa ilaalcha siyaasaa dhaabicha keessatti dhalate irraa kan ka_e ABOn bakka adda addaattii faffaca_ee jiraachuun wal nama hin gaafachiisu.

Garaagarummaan kun erga ifattii as bahee eegalee miseensotni ABO kaayyoo bilisummaa gadi hin lakkisin deebifnnee dhaabicha tokkoomsuuf tattaaffii adda addaa gochaa turre. … Kaayyoo [ABO] galmaan gahuufis, gurmuuleen ABO lameen caasaa tokkoo jalattii walgurmeessuu keenya gammachuu guddaan labsina.” Ibsa Guutuu

Statement on the Death of Mr. Meles Zenawi and the Appointment of Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn as the New Prime Minister of Ethiopia

We remind once again our people, our friends and our adversaries, that the Oromo struggle is being waged to regain independence from the oppressive Ethiopian political system and not against a despot or an autocratic ruler; consequently, the death of Mr. Zenawi will not affect the goal the OLF had set out to achieve from the beginning - formation of independent republic of Oromia. English | Afaan Oromoo

Unity to Attain the ‘the Blessings and Security of Self-government’

A Critical Assessment of Arguments against an Independent Oromo State

By Mekuria Bulcha

Thus, because of the struggle we have waged collectively during last forty years, the Oromo nation is a reality and the Oromo state is in the making today. I believe there is a widespread awareness about that, at least among the Oromo people. As a political sociologist and historian I study processes rather than only discrete events. Therefore, based on my observation of chains of perceptible and imperceptible developments which stirred Oromo political consciousness overtime, I will argue that the struggle for an independent Oromo state has passed the point of no return. Having adopted the objectives inscribed in the political program of the OLF of 1976 the Oromo people will move forward to achieve the goal for which tens of thousands of their compatriots sacrificed their lives. Having lived under atrocious regimes of injustice for over a century, they are looking eagerly for the security of self-government. Ironically, however, there are some Oromos who will cling to the irredeemably hostile anti-Oromo fold of the Ethiopia state, arguing that that an independent Oromo state is unviable. Full Text

Urgent Call for Oromo National Unity to Defeat the TPLF

we call for unity of all individuals and organizations that have their objective as the liberation of Oromia within the shortest possible time. We reaffirm our total commitment in working to reunite the OLF around the national objective of liberation of Oromia. Read more in English | Afaan Oromoo

Ibsa Gaddaa

Jaalle Siraj Adam Abdi Bitootessa 31, 2012 boqote Ibsa Guutuu

Walgahii Hawaasaa THBO (ULFO) fi ABO (OLF)

MPLS, MN

Ebla/April 14, 2012

A Quest for a Clear Vision for the Future of Oromia: Declaring our Preferences

By Mekuria Bulcha

To survive, the Oromo have to free themselves from the Ethiopian political system. They must not waste more time and energy attempting to reform the Ethiopian state that has defied reform repeatedly. The colonial political culture on which it rests cannot be reformed. It is only when an Oromo state is rebuilt and Oromo independence is restored that the vestiges of Abyssinian colonial political culture that has been affecting the lives of millions of Oromos for more than a century will dissipate. Full Text

History and the Current Situation Speak for Oromo Independence

A Response to Jijjiirama and the Drum-Beaters of the Anti-Oromia Camp

By Mekuria Bulcha

“… it is the obligation of all OLF members and non-members to make use of the opportunity created by recent events and rise up in unity to liberate our people from the tyranny of Meles Zenawi’s regime. This is a common mission; it concerns every Oromo.” Full Text

Mooraa qabsoo walabummaa Oromiyaa tokkoomsuuf ABO irraa waamicha dhihaate

Tokkummaan humna kan jennu sana hojiin addunyaatti mul’isuuf carraan isaa amma. Diinni keenya alagaa biratti irra deddebi’e kan odeessu Oromoonni waliif galuu hin danda’an jedha. Kanas dhara ta’uu itti argisiisuutu nurraa eegama. Waamicha Guutuu

Kan Harka Lafa Jalaan Hojjetamaa Ture Ifatti Himamuun Ajaa’iba Miti

“Murni Jijjiirama ofiin jedhu “sagantaa fi kaayyoo bilisummaa fi walabummaa Oromiyaa haqe” jechuun labsa yommuu baafatu ABOn haala deemaa jiru laalchisee ejjennaa isaa irra deebi’ee ibsuun barbaachise. … Sabboontotni dhugaa walabummaa Oromiyaaf dhabbatne golee keessatti qoodamnee jirru keessaa walitti haadeebinu. Osoo yeroon ka ammaa caalaa hindabrin saba keenya akkuma kaleessaa walii wajjin boonsuuf haa hiriirru.” Ibsa Guutuu

Dhaamsa Waggaa Haaraa – 2012

H/D ABO Irraa

Dursee baga nagaan bara 2012 geessan jechaa hawwii gaarii maqaa dhaaba keenya ABOn yeroon isiniif dabarsu gammachuun koo guddaa dha. Ibsa Guutuu

Ibsa Walhubannoo THBO fii ABO

… nuti THBO fii ABOn, humna, qabenyaa fi dandeeytii qabnu qindoominaan walitti luucceeysannee diinarratti bobbaasuuf walii gallee jirra. Ibsa Guutuu

LABSA WALGAHII GUMII-SABAA ABO ONKOLOOLESSA 14-18, 2011

Badii mootummaan ammaa kun nameenya Oromoo fi qabeenyatti fide tilmaamuun nama rakkisa. Sab-dhiphoo(``narrow nationalist``) jedhamanii, beektotni Oromoo, hayyootni siyaasaa fi daldalaa xiqqeessamaa, ukkaamamaa, hidhamaa fi ajjeefamaa jiru. Mootummaan kun hiyyumaa fi beela tolfamaa meeshaa godhatee Oromoo hamilee buusuu yaala. Ibsa Guutuu

STATEMENT OF THE OLF NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING, 14-18 OCTOBER 2011

The National Council of the Oromo Liberation Front has conducted a general meeting on October 14-18, 2011 and has passed decisions that will strengthen the on-going struggle for national liberation. The Council has heard a progress report which was prepared by its Executive Committee under the leadership of the OLF Chairman Dhugaasaa Bakakkoo, and a document compiled by a preparatory committee (Ad-Hoc Committee hereafter) appointed by the Executive Committee to study the state of the Oromo struggle and present its findings to the meeting. The Council has discussed a number of issues and made policy recommendations and has passed resolutions to be translated into action by the different organs and branches of the OLF. Full Text

The OLF urges the international community to channel emergency assistance to Ethiopia through aid agencies

"... the OLF appeals to the international humanitarian organizations to channel their relief assistance for the victims of famine in Ethiopia through non-governmental and international aid agencies instead of the Ethiopian regime, which uses aid money and donated food as a weapon of suppression against the Oromo people and others in Ethiopia." Full Text

Statement to Condemn the Irresponsible Misrepresentation of the OLF

Our message to those true Oromo nationalists still working with these two wings is that as Oromos you have no excuse to continue to inadvertently contribute to the crime that is being committed against your people. We extend our patriotic call to you to do the honorable thing and take a stand against the deceivers and come over and join us. Full Text

The OLF Congratulates the People of Southern Sudan for Choosing Independence

The decisive verdict of the people of southern Sudan, voting for independence of their country, is inspiration to the Oromo people. The birth of a new southern Sudan is a huge positive step forward for the Horn of Africa and the rest of the world.

As we congratulate Southern Sudan, we would like to call upon some Oromo political organisations deluded in their belief that national independence is impossible in the era of globalisation to wake up and join us in pushing our just cause for liberation of Oromia to its rightful conclusion in victory. Full Text

Having crushed the military base and expelled the enemy, the victorious OLA unit had captured substantial heavy and light weapons including, PKM machine gun, a number of AK47s, and thousands or rounds of ammunitions. Full Text

ABOn Hawaasa Oromoo Washington DC Qubateef Ibsa Kenne

(Hagayya 14, 2010, Washington DC) - ABOn Hagayya 14, 2010 hawaasa Oromoo Washington DC qubateef ibsa kenne. Walgahii “Haala QBO harr’a keessa jiru, tarkaanffii itti aanu fi qooda sabboontoota fi Haawaasa Oromoo” ibsuu irratti xiyyeeffate kana irratti bakka bu’oonni ABO wal duraa dubaan ilaalcha dhaaba saanii gad-fageenyaan ibsan. Guutuu Gabaasaa

Ibsa J. Galaasaa Dilboo

H/Dn ABO, Jaal Dhugaasaa Bakakkoo, Guyyaa Yaadannoo Goototaa ilaalchisanii Ibsa kennan

Hayyuu-Dureen ABO, Jaal Dhugaasaa Bakakkoo, Ebla 15 -Guyyaa Gootota Oromoo - ilaalchisanii manaa PalTalk “Oromiyaa Oromoo” jedhamu irratti Ebla 26, 2008 ibsa balia’aa kennaan. Haasaa isaanii keessatti , H/Dn, seenaa goototaa Oromoo erga xuxxuqanii booda ABOn Ebla 15 maaliif akka Guyyaa Goototaa jehdee moggaasee kabajuuf murteesse ibsanii jiru.

Dhaggeeffachuuf: Real media Windows media

Walgahii kana irratti Oromoonni 120 ol ta’an qooda fudhachuun gaaffii addaddaa kaasaanii deebii gahaa argatanii jiru. Gaaffii fi deebii godhamee kana keessa olola maqaa xureessii gandda keessa isaan irratti oofamaa jiru tokko-tokko gaafatamanii ololli kun gonkumaa dhara (soba) ta’uu isaa  dubbatanii jiru.

OLF Press Release on the Ethiopian Regime's Land Policy in Oromia

The Ethiopian regime has already sold hundreds of thousands of hectars of fertile agricultural land in Oromia to foreign investors. The regime has put the whole of the state of Oromia on the market. ... The Oromo people do not only farm the land but have a sacred traditional, spritual and cultural connection to their land. - Read mooooore

Waamicha ABO (Muddee (Dec.) 2008)

Waamicha QBO Jabeessuu - Abba-tokkoota Miseensota ABO Turan fi Murnoota Maqaa ABOn Sosso'an Hundaaf - Dubbisaa | Read English version

The Asmara Group lost the court battle it initiated against the OLF. OLF is awarded cost and disbursements - Read more

Dhaamsa Bara Haaraa - 2009, Hayyu Duree Adda Bilisummaa Oromoo Irraa - Dubbisaa

The Asmara Group schism should not divide the Oromo people - Read more

Waldhibdeen Gartuu Asmaraa giddutti uumame uummata Oromoo addaan babaasuu hin danda’u - Read more

Ibsa Ejjennoo GS-ABO (Bitootessa 2008)

Dhaamsa Braa Haaraa (Hayyuu Duree ABO)

OLF Press Release on the so-called Ethiopian Millennium Afaan Oromoo | English

Haqaan Waan hin Qabne, Iyyaan Hin Argatan (Walaloo Oluma5 irraa)

Insight into Oromo Unity: an inherited construct Afaan Oromoo | English

The TPLF/EPRDF Constitution: The reasons and dangers behind it (by Mulugeta Mossissa)

[Ethiopian] Millennium, a Disguise for Human Right Abuse (By Ibsaa Guutamaa) Afaan Oromoo | English

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