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Title:Oromo Refugees in a Sudanese Town
Author:Luling, Virginia
Year:1986
Periodical:Northeast African Studies
Volume:8
Issue:2-3
Pages:131-142
Language:English
Geographic term:Sudan
Subjects:Oromo
refugees
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
Miscellaneous (i.e. Demography, Refugees, Sports)
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/43660374
Abstract:In February 1986 the author interviewed 20 Oromo refugees from Ethiopia in Damazin, the capital of Blue Nile Province, Sudan. Data from these interviews are presented in the following sections: The refugees (general characteristics, date of arrival in the Sudan, places of origin, ethnic identity, education, original occupation, occupation at the time of interview) - Reasons for leaving Ethiopia (economic pressures, conscription, political opposition, closure of Koranic schools, fear of prison, forced resettlement, education, better standard of living) - Views of the future. Most of these refugees desire to return home but consider it impossible under the present regime. The influence of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) is strong; the difference between those who simply wish for a change in government policies and those who specify a 'free Oromia' underlines this. Bibliogr., notes, ref.
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