The Martyrs of the Western Front: How April 15 Became Oromia’s Day of Sacrifice

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In the dense forests and rugged terrain of western Oromia, a band of liberation fighters once gathered under the cover of darkness. Their mission was audacious. Their fate was sealed. And their memory now echoes across generations every April 15. The year was 1980. The Ethiopian Derg regime, led by Mengistu Haile Mariam, was at […]