Waqo Gutu


Waqo Gutu
Native name
Waaqo Guutuu Usuu
Born1924
Odaa, Ethiopian Empire
Died3 February 2006(2006-02-03) (aged 81–82)
Nairobi, Kenya
Buried
Bale Zone, Ethiopia
AllegianceBale Rebel Movement
United Oromo People Liberation Front
Years of service1960–1969
Battles/warsBale Revolt
Ethiopian Civil War

General Waqo Gutu Usu (1924 – 3 February 2006) was an Ethiopian revolutionary and leader of one of the earlier Oromo resistance fighter movements; the Bale Revolt, which in the 1960s had fought against the feudalistic system in place in the Ethiopian Empire. He was elected chairman of the United Liberation Forces of Oromia in 2000. In 2006, Gutu died in a Nairobi hospital, survived by 20 sons and 17 daughters.[1][failed verification]

  1. ^ Lemi Kebebew, "The Father, Leader of Oromo Struggle Passes Away" (Oromia State Government website, accessed 6 October 2006)