This is an Oromo name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Hachalu.
Hachalu Hundessa
Hachalu in 2018
Born
1986[1]
Ambo, Ethiopia
Died
29 June 2020(2020-06-29) (aged 33–34)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Cause of death
Gunshot wounds
Occupation
Singer-songwriter
Years active
2008–2020
Spouse
Fantu Demisse
Children
2
Parents
Gudatu Hora
Hundessa Bonsa
Musical career
Genres
Ethiopian music
Instrument(s)
Vocals
Labels
Aromfia Studios
Musical artist
Hachalu Hundessa (Oromo: Haacaaluu Hundeessaa Boonsaa; Amharic: ሃጫሉ ሁንዴሳ; 1986[1] – 29 June 2020) was an Ethiopian singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Hachalu played a significant role in the 2014–2016 Oromo protests that led to Abiy Ahmed taking charge of the Oromo Democratic Party and Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, and subsequently becoming prime minister of Ethiopia in 2018.[2]
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HachaluHundessa (Oromo: Haacaaluu Hundeessaa Boonsaa; Amharic: ሃጫሉ ሁንዴሳ; 1986 – 29 June 2020) was an Ethiopian singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist...
The HachaluHundessa riots were a series of civil unrest that occurred in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, more specifically in the hot spot of Addis Ababa...
readied." After the murder of activist, singer and political icon HachaluHundessa ignited violence across Addis Ababa and other Ethiopian cities, Abiy...
destroyed by Oromo mobs who participated in HachaluHundessa riots, following the death of HachaluHundessa. It is alleged the Harari Regional state police...
top 100 most influential Africans by New African in 2011. During the HachaluHundessa riots in 2020, Oromo mobs targeted the businesses and properties of...
Amhara Region, Addis Ababa South Ethiopia and Oromia Region. During HachaluHundessa riots on 30 June 2020, two hotels in Shashamene and Ziway were sacked...
on Facebook that followed the 29 June assassination of HachaluHundessa. The HachaluHundessa riots, in which mobs "lynched, beheaded, and dismembered...
chiefly in the Oromia region, following the assassination of musician HachaluHundessa on 29 June 2020, leading to the deaths of at least 200 people. On 30...
government administration, courts, and church. Following the death of HachaluHundessa in June 2020, the Bust of Haile Selassie in Cannizaro Park, London...
Oromia Media Network raid". cpj.org. 30 June 2020. "Explained: Who was HachaluHundessa, whose death triggered protests in Ethiopia?". indianexpress.com. Official...
systematically obscuring them". The EHRC published its full report on the HachaluHundessa riots on 1 January 2021. It found that part of the killings were a...
have been a reaction to the killing of the Ethiopian protest singer HachaluHundessa in Addis Ababa the previous day. Actions against memorials in the United...
get millions readied." The June 2020 murder of activist and singer HachaluHundessa sparked violence in Addis Ababa and other Ethiopian cities; Abiy hinted...
rights. In late 2020, Martha objected to media misrepresentation of the HachaluHundessa riots and what she saw as wave of repression by federal authorities...
2020, following a crackdown by the government after the murder of HachaluHundessa. On 19 September 2020, both were charged with terrorism. Jawar denied...
from 2011 to 2015, 2015–2018 and again on 30 June 2020 following the HachaluHundessa riots. Bekele and other imprisoned politicians started a hunger strike...
mass violence following the assassination of an ethnic Oromo singer, HachaluHundessa, in 2020. Although the ethnic origin of the shooter was not disclosed...
media propaganda by the Ethiopian government following the death of HachaluHundessa on 29 June 2020. These three networks are allegedly operated by two...
Chekol were arrested by government amidst a riot sparked after singer HachaluHundessa murder. They were charged with terrorism in context of "inciting violence"...
Artist Boonaa Mohammed – Poetry Elias Melka – Songwriter and Producer HachaluHundessa – Singer-songwriter Lemma Guya – Painter Shantam Shubissa – Singer-songwriter...
Cannizaro Park, Wimbledon, pictured in April 2019. The statue was toppled during Oromo protests in response to the HachaluHundessa murder in June 2020...
On June 29, Al Jazeera [2] reported that Oromo singer and activist HachaluHundessa was killed; the OLF accused prime minister Abiy Ahmed and the federal...
internet access was heavily shutdown nationwide following the death of HachaluHundessa prior on 29 June. It was delayed throughout the violence. On 14 July...
Eritrea–Ethiopia summit Tripartite Agreement Formation of the Prosperity Party COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia HachaluHundessa riots 2020 Tigray regional election...
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