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| Red Sea Afar Democratic Organisation | |
|---|---|
| Leaders | Ibrahim Harun Mohammed shina[1][2] Abdu sheek (spokesperson Yasin Mohamed, Nasradin ALI)[3] leader Ali Osman Ma'ar |
| Dates of operation | 1995–present |
| Group(s) | Red Sea Afar Youth League |
| Headquarters | Afar Region, Ethiopia |
| Active regions | Southern Red Sea Region, Eritrea |
| Ideology | Afar self-determination |
| Part of | Eritrean Democratic Alliance |
| Allies | State allies
Non-state allies |
| Opponents |  Eritrea |
| Battles and wars | Second Afar insurgency |
| Flag |  |
| Website | www |
The Red Sea Afar Democratic Organisation (Afar: Qasa Badih Qafarih Dimokraasih Missoyna; Tigrinya: ዲሞክራሲያዊ ውድብ ዓፋር ቀይሕ ባሕሪ; Arabic: التنظيم الديمقراطي لعفر البحر الأحمر, transliteration: Al-tanzim Al-dimokrati Li-'afar Al-Bahr Al-Ahmar; abbreviated RSADO) is a political organisation and armed insurgent group based in Ethiopia. The organisation is made up of mainly ethnic Afar people, and was founded in early 1995-1996 following a revolt by the Red Sea Afar people led by Ahmed Humed, after the UN-supervised Eritrean independence referendum was held in 1993. The primary goal of RSADO is to achieve autonomy for the region known as Dankalia, inhabited mainly by the Red Sea Afar.
As of 2014[update], RSADO is a member of the Eritrean Democratic Alliance (EDA) group of 11 Eritrean political organisations attempting to overthrow Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki's government.[1]
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