Qeerroo
Ethiopia's National Youth Movement for Freedom and Democracy, popularly known as Qeerroo, is a social movement organized with ideology of Oromo nationalism in Ethiopia. In traditional Oromo culture the term means "bachelor" or youth but within the political movement that shares the same name, it symbolizes the Oromo struggle for increased political freedom, greater ethnic representation in government, "... an entire generation of newly assertive Ethiopian youth,".
Qeerroo | |
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Also known as | Oromo National Youth Movement for Freedom and Democracy (NYMFD) |
Leader | Oromo Liberation Front, |
Foundation | April 2011 |
Country | |
Allegiance | Political allies: |
Ideology | Oromo nationalism |
Status | Active |
Website | qeerroo |
The BBC has described Qeerroo as being Ethiopia's National Youth Movement for Freedom and Democracy, which calls itself Qeerroo Bilisummaa Oromoo.
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