Autonomy and Indigenous self-government
Dated events associated with this case. Each event is a shared record: the same event appears identically wherever it is relevant.
· Other
The ALF formed to lead Ethiopia-based Afar resistance against the Derg regime, one of several state-specific Afar organisations.
Significance here: The founding organisation of the modern Ethiopia-based Afar movement, formed as part of a deliberate state-by-state organisational strategy.
· Other
ARDUF formed from a merger of Afar organisations, later stating a goal of Afar unification within an autonomous Ethiopian region.
Significance here: The most significant organised expression of the Afar unification objective, distinct from a claim of full independence.
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