NASSIR Posted September 28, 2007 Dr. Tobias Hagmann is a regional expert and lecturer of the university of Zurich. In this article, he sheds more light on the popular misconception of the name "Ogadan" and the political roots of the current crisis in the Somali region. The article " aims to provide a better understanding of the internal political dynamics underlying the current crisis in Ethiopia’s Somali region(3)." Only recently, region 5 was ruled by ONLF, which held key administrative posts after the creation of the Somali Regional State at the beginning of the 1990s. Following ONLF’s ousting by EPRDF in 1994, ethnic Somali politicians belonging to the Ethio-Somali Democratic League (ESDL) (1994-1998) and later on to the Somali People’s Democratic Party (SPDP) (1998-today) governed region 5. While many ******** perceived the creation of the ESDL and the SPDP as a stratagem by EPRDF to marginalize ONLF, almost all of the region’s clan groups were represented in these two political parties. Full Essay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
