Oromo Liberation Army
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The Oromo Liberation Army (OLA; Oromo: Waraana Bilisummaa Oromoo, WBO) is an armed opposition group active in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. The OLA consist primarily of former armed members of the pre-peace deal Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) who refused to disarm out of skepticism of the peace deal, and former youth protestors who grew disillusioned with nonviolent resistance.[9][10]
Oromo Liberation Army | |
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Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) | |
Leaders | Jaal Marroo[1][2] Sanyi Nagassa[2] |
Dates of operation | 1974–present |
Active regions | Oromia Region, Oromia Zone, Ethiopia |
Ideology | |
Status | Active |
Allies | Non-state allies
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Opponents | State opponents
Non-state opponents |
Battles and wars | |
Website | https://www.olf-olahq.org/ |
The Ethiopian government now considers the OLF to be a legal political party but the OLA to be a terrorist group,[11][12] In 2021, the group announced it had established a political wing and would adopt Oromo Liberation Front-Oromo Liberation Army (OLF-OLA) (Oromo: Adda Bilisummaa Oromoo-Waraana Bilisummaa Oromoo, ABO-WBO) as its official name.[13] The Ethiopian government refuses to call the OLA by its chosen name, instead referring to it as Shene (Oromo: Shanee, lit. 'five'), Oneg or OLF-Shene.[14][15]