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 | |
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| Abbreviation | ONLF |
| Leader | Abdirahman Mahdi |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Split from | WSLF |
| Ideology | Somali nationalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colors | Green, Blue, Red |
| Seats in the House of Federation | 0 / 112
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| Seats in the House of Peoples' Representatives | 0 / 547
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| Website | |
| http://onlf.org/ | |
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