What the records say
- When
- 29 Jun 2020
- Kind
- Protest
- Deaths
- 239
- Coordinates
- 7.99° N, 39.38° E
- Description
- 2020 protests in Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Hachalu Hundessa riots
2020 civil unrest in Oromia Region, Ethiopia
The Hachalu Hundessa riots were a series of civil unrest that occurred in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, more specifically in the hot spot of Addis Ababa, Shashamene and Ambo following the killing of the Oromo musician Hachalu Hundessa on 29 June 2020. The riots lead to the deaths of at least 239 people according to initial police reports.
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- Wikidata: riots, protests, strikes and revoltsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “le chanteur Hachalu Hundessa engagé contre la marginalisation des Oromos est assassiné ; dans un contexte où les tensions ethniques sont fortes en Éthiopie”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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