Which of the Three Oromo Goals of Sovereignty Should Prevail: Oromia, Orompia, or Oropia?
By Fayyis Oromia*
Since the commencement of the Oromo national liberation struggle, elites have shared the common goal of bilisummà (freedom), but they have advanced three different visions of sovereignty. For example, Ob. Galasà Dilbo preferred an independent Oromia; Ob. Léncô Latà advocated a federal Orompia (an Oromic-led ethnic federation); and Dr. Haile Fida promoted an integrative Oropia (an Oromic‑led geo-federation).
For decades we have debated — and continue to debate — the most effective path to liberation: armed resistance, parliamentary/party opposition, or infiltration of the ruling regime. Personally, I have consistently supported the strategy of working within the regime: Oromo nationalists with an OLF mindset should operate from inside. I believe decisions by Meison in 1977, the OLF in 1992, and General Kamal with his forces in 2006 — to distance themselves from the ruling system rather than struggle from within — cost us dearly.
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