Ethiopian businessman and guerilla commander (1936–1974
Elemo Qiltu
Born
Hassan Ibrahim
1936
Garsa, Italian East Africa (present-day Oromia Region, Ethiopia)
Died
August 1974(1974-08-00) (aged 37–38)
Chercher Mountains, Ethiopian Empire
Cause of death
Killed in action in the Battle of Tiro
Occupation(s)
Businessman, guerrilla commander
Organization
Oromo Liberation Army
Known for
First and most prominent leader of the Oromo Liberation Army
Spouse
Ammune Omar
Children
2
Hassan Ibrahim (1936 – August 1974), more commonly known by his nom de guerreElemo Qiltu, was an Ethiopian guerilla commander and businessman, a prominent member of the Oromo nationalist movement and one of the first leaders of the Oromo Liberation Army.[1]
^Verlag, Harrassowitz (2005). Encyclopaedia Aethiopica. p. 252.
Ibrahim (1936 – August 1974), more commonly known by his nom de guerre ElemoQiltu, was an Ethiopian guerilla commander and businessman, a prominent member...
) was an Ethiopian Oromo nationalist, known, along with his comrade ElemoQiltu, as the "first true fighters and martyrs of the Oromo causes". It was...
secret conference attended by Oromo leaders, including Hussein Sora and ElemoQiltu, formed the OLF. A group of armed Oromo fighters in the Chercher Mountains...
1974 that was fought between the Oromo Liberation Army, then led by ElemoQiltu, and Ethiopian government forces. The Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) was...
They organized a secret conference which was attended by Hussein Sora, ElemoQiltu and various other Oromo leaders. It was during this conference that the...
Tadesse was visited several prominent Oromo leaders such as Baro Tumsa, ElemoQiltu (Hassen Ibrahim), Ahmad "Hundee" Taqi and the legendary Shaykh Bakhri...
Oromos. Second, as he had existed in the struggle since the time of ElemoQiltu and Ahmad Taqi, the Dergue officials assumed that Bakkalcha would give...
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