List of rebel groups in Ethiopia

This is an incomplete list of rebel groups in Ethiopia currently and formerly active in the country.

Ethiopian Civil War (1974–1991)

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Name Abbreviation Founded Location Notes
Afar Liberation Front ALF 1975 Afar Region Armed wing disarmed after the civil war and became a political party.
All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement MEISON 1968 Became a member of the UEDF coalition.
Amhara National Democratic Movement ANDM 1982 Wollo Province Became a member of the EPRDF coalition.
Coalition of Ethiopian Democratic Forces COEDF  ???? No specific region Formed by former members of MEISON and the EPRP.
Eritrean Liberation Front ELF 1961 Eritrean Province
Eritrean People's Liberation Front EPLF 1970 Eritrean Province Disbanded following the independence of Eritrea and became the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ) in 1994.
Ethiopian Democratic Union EDU 1974 No specific region Merged with the Ethiopian Democratic Party to form the Ethiopian Democratic Unity Party.
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party EPRP 1972 No specific region
Gambela People's Liberation Movement GPLM 1985 Gambela Region
Horyaal Democratic Front HDF 1977 Somali Region
Islamic Front for the Liberation of Oromia IFLO 1985 East Hararghe Zone Continued armed insurgency after the civil war.
Kefagn Patriotic Front KPF  ???? Eritrean Province
Marxist–Leninist League of Tigray MLLT 1983 No specific region Part of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).
Ogaden National Liberation Front ONLF 1984 Somali Region Continued armed insurgency after the civil war.
Oromo Liberation Front OLF 1973 Oromia Region Continued armed insurgency after the civil war.
Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization OPDO 1982 Oromia Region
Popular Liberation Forces PLF  ???? Eritrean Province
Tigray People's Liberation Front TPLF 1975 Tigray Region
Western Somali Liberation Front WSLF 1973 Somali Region

Post-Cold War (1991–present)

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Name Abbreviation Founded Location Notes
Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front ARDUF 1993 Afar Region
Democratic Front for Eritrean Unity DFEU  ???? Afar Region Allied with the Ethiopian government.
Democratic Movement for the Liberation of the Eritrean Kunama DMLEK  ???? Afar Region Allied with the Ethiopian government.
Eritrean National Salvation Front ENSF  ???? Afar Region Allied with the Ethiopian government.
Ethiopian Democratic Party EDP 1999 No specific region Became a political party after the civil war.
Ethiopian People's Patriotic Front EPPF 1998 Ethiopia–Eritrea border
Ginbot 7 None 2005 No specific region Accused by the Ethiopian government of attempting a coup in 2009.
Islamic Front for the Liberation of Oromia IFLO 1985 East Hararghe Zone Continued armed insurgency after the civil war.
Issa and Gurgura Liberation Front IGLF 1991 Ethiopia–Somalia border Defunct since 1992.
Ogaden National Liberation Front ONLF 1984 Somali Region Continued armed insurgency after the civil war.
Oromo Liberation Front OLF 1973 Oromia Region Continued armed insurgency after the civil war.
Oromo Liberation Front — Shane Group[1] OLF-SG Oromia Region
Red Sea Afar Democratic Organisation RSADO 1999 Afar Region Allied with the Ethiopian government.
Saho People's Democratic Movement SPDM  ???? Afar Region Allied with the Ethiopian government.
Sidama Liberation Front SLF 1999 Sidama Region
Tigray People's Liberation Front TPLF 1975 Tigray Region

References

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  1. ^ "Ethiopia | Opposition groups — recent developments" (PDF). Ministry of Immigration and Integration (Denmark). Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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