Ethiopia: Information on the areas controlled by the Oromo People's Democratic Organisation (OPDO), and at what level of government
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ETH23406.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ethiopia: Information on the areas controlled by the Oromo People's Democratic Organisation (OPDO), and at what level of government, 1 April 1996, ETH23406.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab73c.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Limited information on this subject could be found by the DIRB among the sources consulted.
According to Africa Confidential, the OPDO, the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) affiliate in Region 4 (Oromo), won overwhelmingly in regional council elections in May 1995 (26 May 1995, 5). According to this source and the Africa Research Bulletin, the EPRDF and its affiliated parties swept to victory at the polls for national and regional representatives in May 1995, which were Ethiopia's first multi-party elections (ibid; ARB 27 June1995, 11839). Opposition parties boycotted the election "making an EPRDF landslide victory inevitable" (ibid.). New African corroborated the electoral success of the EPRDF parties, including the Oromo party affiliate, although it reported that the OPDP won in Oromia (Oct. 1995, 23).
Additional information could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Africa Confidential [London]. 26 May 1995. Vol. 36, No. 11. "Winner Takes All."
Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series (ARB) [Oxford]. 27 June 1995. Vol. 32, No. 5. "Ethiopia: Opposition Boycotts Polls."
New African [London]. October 1995. Andrew Lycett. "Meles Zenawi Drops to the Top."
Additional Sources Consulted
Amnesty International Report 1995.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1995.
DIRB Ethiopia Country File. 1995-1996.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) daily reports. 1995-1996.
Horn of Africa Bulletin. 1995-1996.
Human Rights Watch World Report 1996.
News From Africa Watch. Various reports.
On-line searches of media reports (NEXIS).
Oral sources.
Foreign diplomatic representatives in Canada.
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Embassies and high commissions are not usually called for security-related questions such as location of military bases or the functioning of secret services. Ability to obtain information from diplomatic representatives depends on availability of information and co-operation from individual countries.