Ogaden National Liberation Front

The Ogaden National Liberation Front (abbreviated ONLF, Somali: Jabhadda Wadaniga Xoreynta Ogaadeeniya; Arabic: الجبهة الوطنية لتحرير أوجادين, romanized: Al-Jabhat al-wataniat litahrir 'Awjadin) is a social and political movement, founded in 1984 to campaign for the right to self-determination for Somalis in the Ogaden or Somali Region of Ethiopia. Its armed wing, lead by Ogaden national army waged an insurgency against the Ethiopian government from 1994 to 2018.

Ogaden National Liberation Front
Jabhadda Wadaniga Xoreynta Ogaadeeniya
الجبهة الوطنية لتحرير أوجادين
AbbreviationONLF
LeaderAbdirahman Mahdi
Founded1984
Split fromWSLF
IdeologySomali nationalism
Political positionCentre-left
ColorsGreen, Blue, Red
Seats in the House of Federation
0 / 112
Seats in the House of Peoples' Representatives
0 / 547
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Website
http://onlf.org/
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