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Ogaden National Liberation Front
Jabhadda Wadaniga Xoreynta Ogaadeeniya
الجبهة الوطنية لتحرير أوجادين
AbbreviationONLF
LeaderAbdirahman Mahdi
Founded1984
Split fromWSLF
IdeologySomali nationalism
Political positionCentre-left
ColorsGreen, Blue, Red
Seats in the House of Federation
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Seats in the House of Peoples' Representatives
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Party flag
Website
http://onlf.org/
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The Ogaden National Liberation Front (abbreviated ONLF, Somali: Jabhadda Wadaniga Xoreynta Ogaadeeniya; Arabic: الجبهة الوطنية لتحرير أوجادين, romanized: Al-Jabhat al-wataniat litahrir 'Awjadin) is a social and political movement, founded in 1984 to campaign for the right to self-determination for Somalis in the Ogaden or Somali Region of Ethiopia. Its armed wing, led by Ogaden national army waged an insurgency against the Ethiopian government from 1994 to 2018.

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