Waqo Gutu

Deceased Person

1924 – 2006

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Who was Waqo Gutu?

General Waqo Gutu Usu was an Oromo rebel figure and leader of one of the earlier Oromo separatist movements; the Bale Revolt, which in the 1960s had fought against the feudalistic system in place in the Ethiopian Empire. He was elected chairman of the United Liberation Forces of Oromia in 2000. In 2006, Gutu died in a Nairobi hospital, survived by 20 sons and 17 daughters.

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Born
1924
Ethnicity
  • Oromo people
Died
Feb 3, 2006
Nairobi

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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