Benishangul People's Liberation Movement
armed group in Ethiopia
Benishangul People's Liberation Movement or BPLM is an armed rebel group based in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia. BPLM signed peace deals with the federal Ethiopian government in 2005, 2013 and 2022.
Creation
According to Tigrai Online, Benishangul People's Liberation Movement was created in 1996 as an armed rebel movement. An Ethiopian prosecutor claimed that BPLM was created by Abdulwahab Mehadi in 2007.
Aims
BPLM claimed in 2018 that the Berta people and the Gumuz people were "oppressed by all three of Ethiopia's most powerful communities" and that the Oromo Liberation Front had attacked local inhabitants in Kamashi Zone.
Leadership
According to an Ethiopian prosecutor, Abdulwahab Mehadi headed BPLM from 2007 to 2015. Husien Ahmed was one BPLM's leaders in 2013.
Peace processes
BPLM signed a peace deal with the federal Ethiopian government in 2005. Fighting resumed in 2006.
In June 2013, BPLM and the federal government agreed to a peace deal in 2013.
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