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Political Spectrum of Oromo Elites in Particular and Ethiopian Elites in General

By Fayyis Oromia*

The current political spectrum in Ethiopia does not align with the capitalist-communist spectrum of the Derg era or the centralist-separatist spectrum of the Woyane period. Instead, it revolves around a pro-Amharic vs. pro-Oromummaa divide. In this context, Ethiopian politicians—particularly Oromo politicians—can be categorized into five distinct groups:
- Oropianists: Seek to establish an Oromo-led geo-federation.
- Amapianists: Advocates for restoring an Amharic-dominated geo-federation.
- Amarpianists: Supporters of maintaining the current status quo of an Amharic-dominated ethnic federation.
- Confepianists: Proponents of creating a confederation of free nations with English as a common language.
- Orompianists: Champions of an Oromo-led ethnic federation.

Accordingly, there are five phases of the Oromo liberation journey; we are currently engaged in the third phase. The first two phases have been completed, while two more remain ahead. The phases are summarized as follows:
- Phase One: The struggle up to 1991, during which we successfully dismantled the unitary Amapia system of President Mengistu Ayana.
- Phase Two: The movement up to 2018, aimed at challenging the federal Amarpia system of Prime Minister Meles Gobana.
- Phase Three (Current): The ongoing struggle to promote Confepia, as envisioned by Daud Ibsaa—a system free from Amharic linguistic domination.
- Phase Four (Near future): The construction of a truly federal Orompia, conceptualized by Lenco Lata, in which Oromic replaces Amharic as the primary working language of the federation .
- Phase Five (Long-term vision): The realization of Oropia, envisioned by Haile Fida—a geo-federation, with Oromic as the lingua franca of the country and region.

Read more:https://orompia.wordpress.com/2023/06/2 ... third-one/

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the OLF, founded during the dark era of the Ethiopian monarchy when both the Oromo people and Oromummà were on the brink of extinction. Since then, guided by the spirit of bilisummà (freedom), the Oromo people have led three major revolutions:

1974 – Achieved 25% of our bilisummà
1991 – Advanced to 50%
2018 – Reached 75%
We now anticipate the fourth and final breakthrough, which will deliver 100% freedom—freedom from both external domination and internal authoritarianism. This is essential for building a truly democratic state under the legitimate leadership of Oromummà, not only in Ethiopia but throughout the Cushitic region of the Horn of Africa.