Anti-Amhara sentiment

Anti-Amhara sentiment is opposition, hatred, discrimination and bias against Amhara people in Ethiopia. Amharas are subjected to longstanding ethnic hatred among the Tigrayan and Oromo elites. Persecution of Amharas are typically stemmed from accusation of Amhara for atrocities and land acquisition during the colonial rule in the Ethiopian Empire; many Oromo activists and intellectualists pertained Amhara of being "Neftenya", a feaudal lord and vassal who manages the lands loyal to the imperial government.[1]

Funeral services at Abu Aregawi church for mass killings that occurred in Mai Kadra

Since 1990s, Amharas were systematically persecuted by the dominant ruling party EPRDF, which was led by majority ethnic Tigrayans. In Welkait, Amharas were internally displaced, deported and tortured as the Welkait population replaced by Tigrayans; they often punished for speaking Amharic language.[2] During the onset of Tigray War, TPLF committed war crime against 600 civilians where mostly Amharas in Mai Kadra massacre. The massacre became widespread attention in mainstream media.[3][4] Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed administration has been a source of accusation of massacring Amharas in Oromia Zone in Amhara Region and West Welega Zone.

  1. ^ McClellan, Charles (1978). "Perspectives on the Neftenya-Gabbar System: The Darasa, Ethiopia". Africa: Rivista trimestrale di studi e documentazione dell'Istituto italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente. 33 (3): 426–440. ISSN 0001-9747. JSTOR 40759037.
  2. ^ "welkait amhara removal - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  3. ^ "How ethnic killings exploded from an Ethiopian town". Reuters. 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  4. ^ "At least 600 killed in Mai Kadra massacre: Ethiopian rights body". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-08-25.