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Profile: Ethiopia's Merera Gudina
By Uduak Amimo |
Merera Gudina wants to 'transform' the country before getting married |
Merera Gudina started opposing governments as a high school student in Ambo in the vast Oromiya region of Ethiopia.
He was part of the student movement who helped overthrow the imperial government of Emperor Haile Selassie.
As a student of political science at Addis Ababa University, he carried on agitating, this time against the communist government of Mengistu Haile Mariam.
His efforts landed him in prison for seven years with no charge.
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Upon his release, he went to Egypt to continue his studies at the American University in Cairo.
In , after the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi had swept into power after overthrowing Mr Mengistu, Merera Gudina created the Oromo National Congress (ONC).
Oromo rights
The party's main aim is self-determina