The Sidama Nation, a Brief Overview, 

The Sidama Nation is one of Afro-Asiatic origins that is located in the North East Africa also known as 'the horn of Africa' in today's South Ethiopia. The Sidama nation is the third populous nation which is over 5.5 million an independent census and 3.4 highly reduced official census- in today's Ethiopia. The Sidama nation has got a long history, vibrant culture and democratic systems of governance based on periodic election to authority. However, these egalitarian and fair systems are currently at stake due encroached injustice on the nation by the successive rulers including the current regime!


The Sidama also have got a well known gerontocratic social structures based on a generational class system called 'Luwa' which rotates every 8 years and involves both administrative and cultural aspects of the Sidama', directed toward the implementation and perpetuation of elder-hood authority. The Sidama nation was administered by 'Mote' system although they are made subservient to autocratic, unitary assimilationist rule of Abyssinia after they had fallen under their colonial yoke since 1890s. Until today the Sidama nation remains under systematic Abyssinian colonization.

Mote is the system of administration where Motichcha who is equivalent to King, is nominated by family and near relatives for the position. The nominated Mote is presented to a 'Fichche', the Sidama new year celebration, for 'Qeexala', popular demonstration which serves as both approval and mass media to communicate the decision to the general public. Then the Motichcha starts to carry out his duties and responsibilities. The Motichcha is the head of political and administrative structure and is assisted by 'Ga'ro' which is next to the former in politico-administrative authority. 

The Mote and the Ga'ro rule in consultation with the council of people's representatives known as 'Songo'. The Songo is similar to the modern day Parliament. The defence side of the administration is handled by 'Gaadana' or war leader.


The links below by Sidama's highly regarded Sidama intellectual Dr. Wolassa Lawisso Kumo, briefly but excellently hilights about the fact how the Sidama nation and wider Kushites evolved in the periods of  past millennia. http://amchron.soundenterprises.net/articles/view/98270. The following is also the continuation to part I which is part II, http://amchron.soundenterprises.net/articles/view/98399. 

Additionally, there are a lot of articles supporting the above account on Sidama nation's links with Kushites civilisations.http://www.sidama.org/kushitic_civilization_of_nor.htm

USPFJ

United Sidama Parties for Freedom and Justice (USPFJ) is the continuation of century old Sidama nation's opposition political parties currently decided to work together for the best interests of the Nation. The over all objectives of USPFJ is coordinating non-violent and peaceful resistance movement within the scope of Sidama and out of its region reaching to global scale with aspiration of creating Just, Fair, Equal and Prosperous Sidama region where the rule of law becomes its integral part. 

The USPFJ also aspires for the Democratic Sidama region to live with others Ethiopian nations and nationalities fraternally and peacefully. USPFJ also may establish a working partnerships with others like-minded Ethiopian opposition parties wheterh they are within the country of in Diaspora-that aspire for common good for all Ethiopians. USPFJ also would like Ethiopian to be the land that belongs to all Ethiopians without slightest distinctions where the rule of law becomes supreme ruler.  

There are several Press Releases since the USPFJ was established on the 10th Anniversary of the massacre of the Sidama civilians on May 24, 2002 at the outskirts of Sidama capital city known as Hawassa. The village where the massacre of the innocent and armless Sidama civilian demonstrators took place is Loqqe, about 3 km from Hawassa city. 

In addition to appalling economic and socio-cultural injustices the successive Ethiopian regimes case to Sidama nation, the regimes continually massacre Sidama civilians purely targetting the Sidamas with genocidal intents on various occasions. The current incumbent regime also repeated these acts of utter brutality deeper than the previous ones. 

The USPFJ and the wider Sidama community within Sidama region and from all over the world beg global democracy loving nations and organisations including democratically elected leaders of the Western countries and tis peoples to hold the Ethiopian authorities into account for the Civilians massacre committed by the direct order of the current Prime Minster (Hailemariam Desalegn- the then South Ethiopia's regional president who has directly ordered and stage managed the massacre of 69 confirmed Sidama civilians seriously wounding over 200-for the crimes no one held responsible to this date! 

The USPFJ is an out come of such century old injustices committed by the successive regime including the current regime against the fundamental rights of the Sidama nation .  

The Leadership Of USPFJ