Red Sea Afar Democratic Organisation
The Red Sea Afar Democratic Organisation (Afar: Qasa Badih Qafarih Dimokraasih Missoyna; Tigrinya: ዲሞክራሲያዊ ውድብ ዓፋር ቀይሕ ባሕሪ; Arabic: التنظيم الديمقراطي لعفر البحر الأحمر, transliteration: Al-tanzim Al-dimokrati Li-'afar Al-Bahr Al-Ahmar; abbreviated RSADO) is a political organisation and armed insurgent group based in Ethiopia. The organisation is made up of mainly ethnic Afar people, and was founded in early 1995-1996 following a revolt by the Red Sea Afar people led by Ahmed Humed, after the UN-supervised Eritrean independence referendum was held in 1993. The primary goal of RSADO is to achieve autonomy for the region known as Dankalia, inhabited mainly by the Red Sea Afar.
| Red Sea Afar Democratic Organisation | |
|---|---|
Logo of RSADO | |
| Leaders | Ibrahim Harun Mohammed shina Abdu sheek (spokesperson Yasin Mohamed ,Nasradin ALI) leader Ali Osman Ma'ar |
| Dates of operation | 1995–present |
| Group(s) | Red Sea Afar Youth League |
| Headquarters | Afar Region, Ethiopia |
| Active regions | Southern Red Sea Region, Eritrea |
| Ideology | Afar self-determination |
| Part of | Eritrean Democratic Alliance |
| Allies | State allies
Non-state allies |
| Opponents | Eritrea |
| Battles and wars | Second Afar insurgency |
| Flag | |
| Website | www |
As of 2014, RSADO is a member of the Eritrean Democratic Alliance (EDA) group of 11 Eritrean political organisations attempting to overthrow Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki's government.