Baro Tumsa

Baro Tumsa
Baaroo Tumsaa
Born
Baro Tumsa

1938
Bodji, Wallega, Oromia
Died1978
Harerge, Oromia
Organization(s)Echat
Oromo Liberation Front
Known forStudent movement leader; Introducing the "Land to the Tiller" slogan; Main architect of the founding of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF); and Visionary and transformative leadership.
RelativesGudina Tumsa (brother) Nagasaa Tumsa (brother) Rahel Tumsa (sister)

Baro Tumsa (1938–1978) was an Oromo pharmacist, lawyer and Oromo nationalist and political activist. He was the younger brother of Reverend Gudina Tumsa and later joined the Oromo Liberation Front after being expelled from Finfinne by The Dergue.