- This Month in Oromo History - November

This Month in Oromo History

November 3 - About five months after the collapse of Mengistu's regime in May 1991, the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) convened a meeting of Oromo intellectuals on November 3, 1991. The purpose of the meeting was to adopt the Latin script OLF had been using for almost two decades or suggest an alternative - for writing Afaan Oromoo. Over 1000 Oromo intellectuals met in the Parliament Building at Arat Kilo, Finfinne (Addis Ababa). After a six-hour deliberation, it was unanimously decided that the Latin script be adopted. More Oromo History @ Gadaa.com/chronology