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This is an incomplete list of rebel groups in Ethiopia currently and formerly active in the country.

Ethiopian Civil War (1974–1991)[]

Name Abbreviation Founded Location Notes
Flag of the Afar Liberation Front Afar Liberation Front ALF 1975 Afar Region Armed wing disarmed after the civil war and became a political party.
All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement MEISON 1968 Became a member of the UEDF coalition.
Amhara National Democratic Movement ANDM 1982 Wollo Province Became a member of the EPRDF coalition.
Coalition of Ethiopian Democratic Forces COEDF 5000000000000000000 ???? No specific region Formed by former members of MEISON and the EPRP.
Flag of Eritrea 1952 Eritrean Liberation Front ELF 1961 Eritrean Province
Flag of the EPLF Eritrean People's Liberation Front EPLF 1970 Eritrean Province Disbanded following the independence of Eritrea and became the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) in 1994.
Ethiopian Democratic Union EDU 1974 No specific region Merged with the Ethiopian Democratic Party to form the Ethiopian Democratic Unity Party.
Logo of the Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Party Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party EPRP 1972 No specific region
Flag of the Gambela People's Liberation Movement Gambela People's Liberation Movement GPLM 1985 Gambela Region
Horyaal Democratic Front HDF 1977 Somali Region
Flag of the Islamic Front for the Liberation of Oromia Islamic Front for the Liberation of Oromia IFLO 1985 East Hararghe Zone Continued armed insurgency after the civil war.
Kefagn Patriotic Front KPF 5000000000000000000 ???? Eritrean Province
Marxist–Leninist League of Tigray MLLT 1983 No specific region Part of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).
Flag of Ogaden National Liberation Front(2) Ogaden National Liberation Front ONLF 1984 Somali Region Continued armed insurgency after the civil war.
Flag of the Oromo Liberation Front Oromo Liberation Front OLF 1973 Oromia Region Continued armed insurgency after the civil war.
Flag of the Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization OPDO 1982 Oromia Region
Popular Liberation Forces PLF 5000000000000000000 ???? Eritrean Province
Infobox TPLF Tigray People's Liberation Front TPLF 1975 Tigray Region
Flag of the Western Somali Liberation Front Western Somali Liberation Front WSLF 1973 Somali Region

Post-Cold War (1991–present)[]

Name Abbreviation Founded Location Notes
Flag of ARDUF Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front ARDUF 1993 Afar Region
Democratic Front for Eritrean Unity DFEU 5000000000000000000 ???? Afar Region
Flag of the Kunama people Democratic Movement for the Liberation of the Eritrean Kunama DMLEK 5000000000000000000 ???? Afar Region
Flag of Eritrea 1952 Eritrean National Salvation Front ENSF 5000000000000000000 ???? Afar Region
Ethiopian Democratic Party EDP 1999 No specific region Became a political party after the civil war.
Ethiopian People's Patriotic Front EPPF 1998 Ethiopia–Eritrea border
Ginbot 7 None 2005 No specific region Accused by the Ethiopian government of attempting a coup in 2009.
Flag of the Islamic Front for the Liberation of Oromia Islamic Front for the Liberation of Oromia IFLO 1985 East Hararghe Zone Continued armed insurgency after the civil war.
Issa and Gurgura Liberation Front IGLF 1991 Ethiopia–Somalia border Defunct since 1992.
Flag of Ogaden National Liberation Front(2) Ogaden National Liberation Front ONLF 1984 Somali Region Continued armed insurgency after the civil war.
Flag of the Oromo Liberation Front Oromo Liberation Front OLF 1973 Oromia Region Continued armed insurgency after the civil war.
Oromo Liberation Front — Shane Group[1] OLF-SG Oromia Region
Flag of the Red Sea Afar Democratic Organisation Red Sea Afar Democratic Organisation RSADO 1999 Afar Region Allied with the Ethiopian government.
Flag of the Saho People's Democratic Movement Saho People's Democratic Movement SPDM 5000000000000000000 ???? Afar Region Allied with the Ethiopian government.
Flag of the Sidama Liberation Front Sidama Liberation Front SLF 1999 Sidama Region
Infobox TPLF Tigray People's Liberation Front TPLF 1975 Tigray Region

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