Qeerroo
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The Qeerroo (also Qeero or Qero) is a political movement of young Oromo men in Ethiopia.[1][2] In traditional Oromo culture the term means "bachelor"[3][4][5] but today symbolises both the Oromo struggle for increased political freedom and greater ethnic representation in government, "and an entire generation of newly assertive Ethiopian youth".[1]
The Qeerroo, also known as the Qubee generation, "first emerged in 1991 with the participation of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) in the transitional government of Ethiopia."[6] Qeerroos also played a key role in the 2016 Ethiopian protests.[2] The BBC has described Qeerroo as being another name for Ethiopia's National Youth Movement for Freedom and Democracy (NYMFD),[7] which calls itself Qeerroo Bilisummaa Oromoo.[8] Jawar Mohammed, a Qeerroo,[9] played a key role in founding the NYMFD.[7]
References
- ^ a b Gardner, Tom (13 March 2018). "'Freedom!': the mysterious movement that brought Ethiopia to a standstill". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-10-31 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ a b "How An Exiled Activist In Minnesota Helped Spur Big Political Changes In Ethiopia". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ^ "A problem for Ethiopia's leader: the young men who helped him to power". Reuters. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-31 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ "Violence during Ethiopian protests was ethnically tinged, say eyewitnesses". Reuters. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-31 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ "Ethiopia: Youth gather at Jawar Mohammed's house to show support". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ^ Jalata, Asafa. "Why the Oromo protests mark a change in Ethiopia's political landscape". The Conversation. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ^ a b "How did US and Ethiopia become so close?". 8 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-31 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Qeerroo". qeerroo.org. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ^ Gardner, Tom (20 August 2018). "Jawar Mohammed's red-carpet return signals Ethiopia's political sea change". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-10-31 – via www.theguardian.com.