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 |
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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 | ???? | No specific region | Formed by former members of MEISON and the EPRP. |
Eritrean Liberation Front | ELF | 1961 | Eritrean Province | |
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. |
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party | EPRP | 1972 | No specific region | |
Gambela People's Liberation Movement | GPLM | 1985 | Gambela Region | |
Horyaal Democratic Front | HDF | 1977 | Somali Region | |
Islamic Front for the Liberation of Oromia | IFLO | 1985 | East Hararghe Zone | Continued armed insurgency after the civil war. |
Kefagn Patriotic Front | KPF | ???? | Eritrean Province | |
Marxist–Leninist League of Tigray | MLLT | 1983 | No specific region | Part of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). |
Ogaden National Liberation Front | ONLF | 1984 | Somali Region | Continued armed insurgency after the civil war. |
Oromo Liberation Front | OLF | 1973 | Oromia Region | Continued armed insurgency after the civil war. |
Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization | OPDO | 1982 | Oromia Region | |
Popular Liberation Forces | PLF | ???? | Eritrean Province | |
Tigray People's Liberation Front | TPLF | 1975 | Tigray Region | |
Western Somali Liberation Front | WSLF | 1973 | Somali Region |
Post-Cold War (1991–present)[]
Name | Abbreviation | Founded | Location | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front | ARDUF | 1993 | Afar Region | |
Democratic Front for Eritrean Unity | DFEU | ???? | Afar Region | |
Democratic Movement for the Liberation of the Eritrean Kunama | DMLEK | ???? | Afar Region | |
Eritrean National Salvation Front | ENSF | ???? | 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. |
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. |
Ogaden National Liberation Front | ONLF | 1984 | Somali Region | Continued armed insurgency after the civil war. |
Oromo Liberation Front | OLF | 1973 | Oromia Region | Continued armed insurgency after the civil war. |
Oromo Liberation Front — Shane Group[1] | OLF-SG | Oromia Region | ||
Red Sea Afar Democratic Organisation | RSADO | 1999 | Afar Region | Allied with the Ethiopian government. |
Saho People's Democratic Movement | SPDM | ???? | Afar Region | Allied with the Ethiopian government. |
Sidama Liberation Front | SLF | 1999 | Sidama Region | |
Tigray People's Liberation Front | TPLF | 1975 | Tigray Region |
References[]
- ↑ "Ethiopia | Opposition groups — recent developments". Ministry of Immigration and Integration (Denmark). https://www.nyidanmark.dk/-/media/Files/US/Landenotater/COI_report_Ethiopia_Opposition_Groups_Recent-Develop_Jan_2020.pdf.
The original article can be found at List of rebel groups in Ethiopia and the edit history here.