2014–2016 Oromo protests
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2014-2016-oromo-protests-214-4153659
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2014–2016 Oromo protests
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The 2014–2016 Oromo protests were a series of protests and resistance first sparked on 25 April 2014. The initial actions were taken in opposition to the Addis Ababa Master Plan, and resumed on 12 November 2015 by university students and farmers in the town of Ginchi, located 80 km southwest of Addis Ababa, encircled by the Oromia region. The plan was to expand the capital into the Oromia special zone, leading to fears that native Oromo farmers would lose their land and be displaced. The plan wa
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Civil uprising in Ethiopia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E2%80%932016_Oromo_protests
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2016-08-08T13:09:08Z
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2024-09-12T17:34:11Z
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