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Baro Tumsa s contributions to the Oromo national movement.pdf
Social Identities: Journal for the Study of Race, Nation and Culture
(2023)
Abstract
The article examines the political and intellectual contributions of Baro Tumsa in forming the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and developing the Oromo national movement. After the Haile Selassie government banned the Macha-Tulama Self-Help Association (MTA) in 1967 and killed or imprisoned its prominent leaders and members, Baro played a central role in the Oromo national struggle facilitating the birth of the OLF. This organization has been mobilizing and leading the Oromo society since the 1970s and is becoming a major political force in shaping the future of Oromia and Ethiopia.
Keywords
- Baro Tumsa; Gudina Tumsa; national Oromummaa (Oromo nationalism); MTA; and OLF
Disciplines
Publication Date
Summer May 10, 2023
DOI
10.4236/sm.2023.132004.
Citation Information
Asafa Jalata (2023): Baro Tumsa's contributions to the Oromo national
movement, Social Identities, DOI: 10.1080/13504630.2023.2208036
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