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Oromo Elites in two Competing Blocs of Ethiopian Politics: Pro-Amharanet vs Pro-Oromummaa!


Ethiopian (Great Oromian) politics is characterized by two blocs or two visions: pro-Amharanet with domination of Amharigna as entertained by Ezema and EPP as well as pro-Oromummaa with leadership of Oromiffaa at federal level as envisioned by the OLF and OFC. Again the two blocs have each two lines of politics: Ethiofederalism including and up to integration vs Ethnofederalism including and up to independence. From the pro-Amharanet bloc, Ezema is dictatorial Ethiofederalist and EPP is dictatorial Ethnofederalist. From the pro-Oromummaa bloc, both the OLF and OFC are democratic Ethnofederalists, whereas no genuine pro-Oromummaa organization is Ethiofederalist. Previously, Meison of Dr. Haile Fida is used to be pro-Oromummaa Ethiofederalist. The Ethiofederalist line is highly promoted by Amhara elites and the Ethnofederalist one strongly supported by Tegaru elites. Both do that based on their own respective advantage and interest. Amharas think of assimilating the whole country because of the still dominating Amharanet (Amharinya) and Tegarus need to secure their minority status and prevent this danger of assimilation. Oromo elites seem to entertain both. The more confident they are to own and lead the country, they opt for Ethiofederation and the less confident they are vis a vis Abyssinian elites’ cannng manipulation, they prefer security through the line of Ethnofederation. As an example, Halle Fida was in favour of first line, whereas Baro Tumsa was promoter of the second. Now, it seems the majority are marching in the second line. The few like Dr. Abiy, who seem to be open for the first line are suspected as pro-Amhara (pro-Nafxanya).
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Actually, the two individuals (Dr. Haile Fida and Dr. Abiy Ahmed) did put the Oromo at center of Ethiopian politics and tried to show how Ethiopia belongs to Oromo, countering the allienation of this big nation from this historical country by the hitherto Habesha ruling class. The difference between the two is that Dr Abiy Ahmed is pro- Amharanet, whereas Dr Haile Fida is pro-Oromummaa. The Habesha ruling class tried to portray the Oromo as anti-Ethiopia, who want to separate from other nations. Beside these two Oromo politicians, the famous colonel Alemu Qixessa also once said: “Ethiopia yeman hona new Oromo yemigenetelew?”, showing that Ethiopia belongs to the Oromo, so no need of separation politics for the Oromo. But, Oromo politcs has got always two sides of the same coin and here are the two interesting Oromo perspectives regarding our history/destiny in short.

ይህ ሌላ ፣ያ ሌላ ዓነት ነገር ነው። ችግሩ ጋላ ኢትዮጵያዊ አይደለህም አይደለም፣ ኢትዮጵያዊ ነህ ሲባል አይደለሁም ማለቱ ነው። ጋላ ከሰገባው ውስጥ ያለው ሲመዘዝ ኢትዮጵያዊ አይደለሁም ነው።

Last, but not least, I would like to appeal to the Oromo (both the proper and progeny) historians, geologists, anthropologists, politicians, ethnologists and other social science students to write what they know on this issue and educate us, the Oromo public (in a wide sense, i.e. including all Oromo progenies), further. Don’t leave the topic of “Ethiopian (Kush) keenya” to the amateur writers. Now, it is an appropriate time to give up the Colonial narrative, which already successfully did its job of liberation and give in to the more beneficial Cushitic narrative in order to promote Oromo’s renaissance (including both the proper and progeny) in the Horn of Africa. Be it the first line of Ethiopian (Great Oromian) integration or the second line of Gadaa Oromian independence, nothing is disadvantageous for the Oromo. May Waaqa help us!