Ahmad Taqi Sheikh Mohammed Rashid

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Who is Ahmad Taqi Sheikh Mohammed Rashid?

Ahmad Taqi Sheikh Mohammed Rashid was an Oromo nationalist, known, along with his comrade Elemo Kiltu, as the "first true fighters and martyrs of the Oromo causes". It was these two persons and their few colleagues who founded an organization with a fighting unit that bears the name of the Oromo people, although before them, many nationalists had fought and been martyred for the Oromo causes. In addition, these men are credited with reviving and popularizing usage of the name Oromo in early 1970s.

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  • Oromo people

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on July 23, 2013

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