Lencho Letta is an Ethiopian politician and Oromo activist who was founding member of Oromo Liberation Front.
10 Facts About Lencho Letta
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Lencho Letta was the Deputy Secretary General of the Oromo Liberation Front from 1974 to 1995.
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In Late 1990s, Lencho left OLF leadership due to ideological differences.
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Lencho Letta is currently the leader of Oromo Democratic front, which was formed in 2013.
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Lencho Letta studied his elementary and middle school at a local school in Dembidolo.
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Lencho Letta was the leading representative OLF's negotiation team with TPLF leader Meles Zenawi and EPLF leader Isaias Afwerki during the 1980s and early 1990s.
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Lencho Letta was leading negotiator for the OLF during Ethiopian Transitional Government from 1991 to 1995.
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In late 1993, Lencho Letta was expelled from OLF due to leadership fallout and an ideological difference with OLF leadership, particularly with the question Oromo self-determination.
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On March 19,2015, Lencho Letta returned to Ethiopia after more than two decades of exile to fight for Oromo rights within the existing political structure in Ethiopia.
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Lencho Letta is associated with the Norwegian Research Institution, Fafo Institute for Applied International Studies.