Hachalu Hundessa

This is an Oromo name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Hachalu.
Hachalu Hundessa
close-up of Hachalu Hundessa wearing a salmon-coloured blazer with white shirt underneath, looking left of camera
Hachalu in 2018
Born1986[1]
Ambo, Ethiopia
Died29 June 2020(2020-06-29) (aged 33–34)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Cause of deathGunshot wounds
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active2008–2020
SpouseFantu Demisse
Children2
Parents
  • Gudatu Hora
  • Hundessa Bonsa
Musical career
GenresEthiopian music
Instrument
  • Vocals
LabelsAromfia Studios

Hachalu Hundessa (Oromo: Haacaaluu Hundeessaa Boonsaa; Amharic: ሃጫሉ ሁንዴሳ; 1986[1] – 29 June 2020) was an Ethiopian singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Hachalu played a significant role in the 2014–2016 Oromo protests that led to Abiy Ahmed taking charge of the Oromo Democratic Party and Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, and subsequently becoming prime minister of Ethiopia in 2018.[2]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference BBC2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Ethiopian unrest fans destruction of Hailie Selassie statue in London, retrieved 3 July 2020