OROMO

ōrōˈmō or Gallagălˈə, traditionally pastoral tribes who live in W and S Ethiopia and part of Kenya. They number about 20 million and are largely Muslim. Originally from N Somalia, they later migrated to the region of Lake Turkana (Lake Rudolf). In the mid-16th cent. they began to move into the Ethiopian highlands. Never a united group, they were not a serious threat to the Ethiopian state. Their raids, however, were a considerable nuisance, and they were able to establish small states in many areas nominally controlled by the Ethiopian emperor. They were used as mercenary soldiers by the Ethiopians. Oromo separatist guerrillas began fighting against Ethiopian rule in the early 1990s; Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of training the rebels.

See G. W. B. Huntingford, The Galla of Ethiopia (1955, repr. 1969); H. S. Lewis, A Galla Monarchy (1965).

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books on: Oromo  - 225 results

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Nations without States: A Historical Dictionary of Contemporary National Movements
Book by James Minahan; Greenwood Press, 1996
Subjects: Nationalism--History--20th Century, World Politics--1989-
...Somali. The peoples collectively known as Oromo comprise sixteen major tribes and numerous...political backgrounds. The majority of the Oromo speak a Cushitic language of the Hamito...language group with numerous dialects. An Oromo minority has adopted Amhariya or other...
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State Building and Democratization in Africa: Faith, Hope, and Realities
Book by Kidane Mengisteab, Cyril Daddieh; Praeger Publishers, 1999
Subjects: Africa, Sub-Saharan--Politics And Government--1960-, Democracy--Africa, Sub-Saharan, Democratization--Africa, Sub-Saharan
...unprecedented opportunity for the transformation of Oromo nationalism from a movement of small groups...mass movement. The rapid development of Oromo nationalism since 1991 was partly a response...Ethiopian state, 73 and, above all, to the Oromo organizations activities. These organizations...
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Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups around the World - Vol. 3
Book by James Minahan; Greenwood Press, 2002
Subjects: Ethnic Conflict--History--20th Century--Dictionaries, Nationalism--History--20th Century--Dictionaries, Statelessness--Dictionaries, World Politics--1989---Dictionaries
from the poor rural populations. Oromo soldiers served in the armies that fought invading Egyptians...centuries, conquered Jimma, Kaffa, and the other remaining Oromo states. Oromo resistance to Christian Ethiopian rule provoked frequent uprisings...
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Ethnicity & Conflict in the Horn of Africa
Book by Katsuyoshi Fukui, John Markakis; Ohio University Press, 1994
Subjects: Africa, Northeast--Ethnic Relations, Africa, Northeast--Politics And Government--1900-1974, Africa, Northeast--Politics And Government--1974-
...knowledge, to establish the idea that all Oromo-speakers are kin to each other. Here...with the issue of the saba oromoo, or the Oromo nation. The fear of a loss of culture...constant feature I experienced among Arssi-Oromo in Somali refugee camps in 1988 . The written...
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Protecting Human Rights in Africa: Roles and Strategies of Non-Governmental Organizations
Book by Claude E. Welch Jr.; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1995
Subjects: Civil Rights--Africa, Human Rights--Africa, Non-Governmental Organizations--Africa
...upper hand. 31. Mohammed Hassen, The Oromo of Ethiopia: A History 1570-1860 Cambridge...Baxter, "The Creation and Constitution of Oromo Nationality", in Katsuyoshi Fukai and...goes on to comment, "The destruction of Oromo culture under Haile Selassie ...was...
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journal articles on: Oromo  - 105 results

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The Emergence of Oromo Nationalism and Ethiopian Reaction
Journal article by Asafa Jalata; Social Justice, Vol. 22, 1995
Subjects: Ethiopia--Social aspects, Oromo Liberation Front (Ethiopia)--Social aspects
The emergence of Oromo nationalism and Ethiopian reaction. by Asafa Jalata The Oromo national movement has evolved from scattered, localized...emergence of a few nationalist and revolutionary Oromo intellectual and professional groups played a decisive...
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Oromo Fashion: Three Contemporary Body Art Practices among Afran Qallo Women
Journal article by Peri M. Klemm; African Arts, Vol. 42, 2009
Subjects: Body art--Usage, Body decoration--Usage, Ethiopian culture--Personal narratives, Ethiopian culture--Portrayals, Harer, Ethiopia--Social aspects, Oromo (African people)--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Oromo (African people)--Clothing
Oromo Fashion: Three Contemporary Body Art Practices...Ethiopia, I was traveling with a young Muslim Oromo-American woman. Wherever we ventured in...She looked Ethiopian, certainly, and even Oromo. Her headscarf indicated her faith in the...
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Oromo Nationalism and the Ethiopian Discourse: The Search for Freedom and Democracy
Journal article by Mario I. Aguilar; Africa, Vol. 71, 2001
Subjects: Books--Reviews, Oromo Nationalism and the Ethiopian Discourse: the search for freedom and democracy (Book)--Reviews
Oromo Nationalism and the Ethiopian Discourse...MARIO I. AGUILAR ASAFA JALATA (ed.), Oromo Nationalism and the Ethiopian Discourse...understanding and the historical development of Oromo nationalism. The volume continues the work...
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Greg Gow, the Oromo in Exile: From the Horn of Africa to the Suburbs of Australia
Journal article by Bethaney Turner; Journal of Australian Studies, 2002
Subjects: The Oromo in Exile: From the Horn of Africa to the Suburbs of Australia (Book)
Greg Gow, The Oromo in Exile: From the Horn of Africa to the...detailed and lengthy research into the exiled Oromo community in Melbourne is groundbreaking...thoroughly compelling story of Melbournes exiled Oromo community and Gows creative postmodern...
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Comparing the African American and Oromo Movements in the Global Context
Journal article by Asafa Jalata; Social Justice, Vol. 30, 2003
Subjects: African Americans--Analysis, American Colonization Society, Human Rights Watch, King, Martin Luther, Jr., Malcolm X, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, United Nations. Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, University of Nevada
Comparing the African American and Oromo movements in the global context. by Asafa Jalata THE AFRICAN AMERICAN AND OROMO MOVEMENTS HAVE BEEN ANTICOLONIAL struggles...Ethiopia. The African American and Oromo ethnonational minority groups are similar...
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Oromo -- the Forgotten People?
Magazine article by Peter Strandberg; New African, July 2001
Subjects: Ethiopia--Political aspects, Oromo Liberation Front (Ethiopia)--Military policy, Paramilitary groups--Ethiopia
Oromo -- the Forgotten People? by Peter Strandberg The Oromo Liberation Movement (OLF) which claims to represent the 28 million people of Oromo (who make up nearly half of the total population of Ethiopia), has, for the past year, intensified...
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The Legacy of Johann Ludwig Krapf
Magazine article by M. Louise Pirouet; International Bulletin of Missionary Research, Vol. 23, April 1999
Subjects: Africa, Anglican Church-Kenya, History, Krapf, Johann Ludwig (1810-81), Missionaries, Personal profiles, Protestantism
...out to master the Cushitic speech of the Oromo people (whom he knew as the Galla...of the Gospels of John and Matthew into Oromo, as well as a first grammar and vocabulary...became obsessed with the idea that the Oromo, whom he described as "the most intellectual...
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Africa's Migrant Businessmen: In Recent Years, Media Headlines Have Portrayed Refugee Communities in Britain as Work-Shy and Benefit Cheats Intent on Exploiting the System at the Expense of the Indigenous Population. but "99% of the Time It's Just Not True. People Want to Work, They Don't Come to England Because of the Benefits System", and More Are Setting Up Their Own Business. Vic Motune Reports
Magazine article by Vic Motune; New African, January 2011
Subjects: African refugees--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Black organizations--Management, Business incubators--Management, Businesspeople--Training, Entrepreneurs--Training, Entrepreneurship--Educational aspects, Entrepreneurship--Training, Refugees, African--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
...succeeding at developing these trade links is the Oromo Coffee Company (OCC). The brainchild of Oromo refugees from southern Ethiopia, who resettled...esteem and financial independence. Around 250 Oromo families arrived in Greater Manchester between...
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Readers' Letters
Magazine article; New African, October 2001
...Michael D. Jones Orlando, Florida, USA Oromo, the forgotten people Congratulations...July/August issue) for returning to the Oromo issue. One wonders how the international...massive scale, particularly against the Oromo. Since there is no sign of a decrease...
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The African Killing Fields; You Heard All about the Ethiopian Famine. Here's the Story That President Reagan, Relief Groups, and the Media Didn't Tell You
Magazine article by Robert D. Kaplan; Washington Monthly, Vol. 20, September 1988
Subjects: Eritrea--Autonomy and independence movements, Eritrean People's Liberation Front--Military policy, Ethiopia--Politics and government, Famines--Ethiopia, Guerrillas--Ethiopia, Land settlement--Africa, Tigre People's Liberation Front--Military policy, United States--Relations with Ethiopia
...located along access routes used by the Oromo Liberation Front in its war against the...base of peasant support but so would the Oromo rebels in the south. Moving people around...articles appeared about the testimony of the Oromo refugees, and almost all of those were...
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Eritrea Plotted to Attack Leaders at Summit; Targeted Ethiopia, U.N. Report Says
Newspaper article by Marieke Van Der Vaart; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), July 29, 2011
Subjects: African Union--Conferences, meetings and seminars, African Union--Crimes against, Oromo Liberation Front--Cases, Terrorism--Investigations, United Nations--Investigations, United Nations--Reports
...outrageous. This fabricated drama is absolutely absurd, he said. The report said members of an Ethiopian rebel group, the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), attempted to smuggle explosives into Addis Ababa to bomb a marketplace and the AU headquarters...
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Varied Motives Inspire Runners
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 26, 2002
...who was born in the large region called Oromo and made his first trip to the United States...ever-increasing repression against the Oromo people, it is becoming almost impossible...life in Ethiopia. The persecution of the Oromo by the TPLF minority government is affecting...
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Olympics Hope Dies of Poverty in London Flat
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), April 13, 2007
Subjects: Poverty
...He was part of the long-persecuted Oromo tribe. His father had been shot in the...activities, supporting the freedoms of the Oromo people. Dejere was very young and it was...his mind, he was always running for the Oromo people."
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Eugene Church Builds School in Africa
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), June 7, 2008
...nonprofit that builds schools and promotes literacy among the Arssi Oromo tribe in the poverty stricken country. Most villagers in the...dedication. During the ceremony, I was inducted into the Arssi Oromo tribe, one of the highlights of my life. Born in Ethiopia...
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No. 1 Ethnic Minority Seeks Share of Power
Newspaper article by Gus Constantine; The Washington Times, April 4, 1996
...recently redrew the provincial boundaries of the country along ethnic lines. The efforts of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), one of two major Oromo organizations, is illustrative of the kind of problems facing the government of President Meles...
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encyclopedia articles on: Oromo  - 9 results

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Oromo
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
OROMO oro mo or Galla gal , traditionally pastoral...as mercenary soldiers by the Ethiopians. Oromo separatist guerrillas have campaigned against...prompting antigovernment demonstrations. Oromo separatists have mounted occasional raids...
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Ethiopia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...higher positions in the government. The Oromo , who make up about 40% of the countrys...languages are spoken, including Tigrinya, Oromo, Somali, and Arabic. A substantial number...exposing the empire to incursions by the Oromo. For the next two centuries the Ethiopian...
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Afroasiatic Languages
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and Omotic Languages The two principal Cushitic languages are Oromo, the tongue of 20 million people in Ethiopia and Kenya, and...Bedawi, Burji, Daasanach, Komso, Saho-Afar and Sidamo. Oromo is written in the Ethiopic script (see discussion of writing...
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Galla
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GALLA see Oromo . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Magdala , Village, Ethiopia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Tewodros II (Theodore II) in the mid-19th cent. used Magdala as the base of operations for his conquest of the surrounding Oromo territory. In 1867 he made it his capital and imprisoned several British diplomats there. In 1868 a British military expedition...
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