Elemo Qiltu

Elemo Qiltu
Born
Hassan Ibrahim

1936
Garsa, Italian East Africa (present-day Oromia Region, Ethiopia)
DiedAugust 1974(1974-08-00) (aged 37–38)
Chercher Mountains, Ethiopian Empire
Cause of deathKilled in action in the Battle of Tiro
Occupation(s)Businessman, guerrilla commander
OrganizationOromo Liberation Army
Known forFirst and most prominent leader of the Oromo Liberation Army
SpouseAmmune Omar
Children2

Hassan Ibrahim (1936 – August 1974), better known by his nom de guerre Elemo Qiltu, was an Ethiopian guerilla commander and businessman, a prominent member of the Oromo nationalist movement and one of the first leaders of the Oromo Liberation Army.[1]

  1. ^ Verlag, Harrassowitz (2005). Encyclopaedia Aethiopica. p. 252.