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Sidama becomes Ethiopia's 10th region as 98.5 percent vote for statehood in this week's referendum. See our backgrounder:https://t.co/yWTN0GpyzU pic.twitter.com/kYsB1dgKK7

— The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN News) (@newhumanitarian) November 23, 2019

Ethiopia's Sidama vote overwhelmingly to form autonomous region https://t.co/FgGh7ZSGcj pic.twitter.com/YEu6FxVsq6

— Reuters (@Reuters) November 23, 2019

The vote itself was peaceful and mostly well-ordered, but the road to the referendum was protracted and bloody https://t.co/2h2Ti9hI2K

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) November 23, 2019

Congratulations to the #Sidama people! Now the hard work begins!
Hats off to @NEBEthiopia too! I am sitting with Tamerat Kebede, exc.dir of Inter Africa Group, & the CSO consortium for the #Election2020/referendum & getting 1st hand info on how smooth the #SidamaReferendum was! pic.twitter.com/9k6zXmeMmX

— Tsedale Lemma (@TsedaleLemma) November 23, 2019

#Ethiopia #sidama We repeat: Only those who fail to understand Ethiopia can afford to disregard the strong and intense demands of communities in Ethiopia for self-determination, self rule and administration. Congratulations to the people of Sidama for exercising your right! https://t.co/gkB2izP1oB

— Mehari Taddele Maru (@DrMehari) November 23, 2019

Predictable landslide victory for the Sidama campaign for statehood. What comes next? My take https://t.co/n893HV502b

— Tom Gardner (@TomGardner18) November 23, 2019

ONLF congratulates the brotherly Sidama Nation for succeeding in its bid to achieve Self-rule in exercise of their self- determination right. The #Sidama people has struggled & advocated for this right. This achievement is a milestone towards more just & equal society #Ethiopian

— ONLF (@ONLFofficial) November 23, 2019

“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”
Martin Luther King;
Congratulations,My Sidama brother and sister . This is your victory!
HAWALLE HAGIDHINOMO. SIDAAMU DAGA SEEDA YANA SHARRO QEELETENI JEEFANTENA.
RODUWU SIDAAMU DAGARA HAGIRI'NE HAGIRE'YATI pic.twitter.com/s5Yad8KoFT

— Takele Uma Banti (@TakeleUma) November 23, 2019