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Hachalu Hundessa

1986 - 2020

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Hachalu Hundessa (Oromo: Haacaaluu Hundeessaa Boonsaa; Amharic: ሃጫሉ ሁንዴሳ; 1986 – 29 June 2020) was an Ethiopian singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Hachalu played a significant role in the 2014–2016 Oromo protests that led to Abiy Ahmed taking charge of the Oromo Democratic Party and Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, and subsequently becoming prime minister of Ethiopia in 2018. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Hachalu Hundessa is the 4,532nd most popular singer (down from 4,229th in 2024), the 101st most popular biography from Ethiopia and the most popular Ethiopian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Hachalu Hundessa ranks 4,535 out of 4,381Before him are Mark Morrison, Ashnikko, Yuya Matsushita, Gabrielle Aplin, Colby O'Donis, Juvenile, Kim Si-hyeon, Tsvetelina Yaneva, and Jamie Miller. After him are Eamon, Salena, and Kiiara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Hachalu Hundessa ranks 1,524Before him are Vokhid Shodiev, Mike Riddle, Hiroyuki Sugimoto, Jarrin Solomon, André Moritz, and Stephanie Schiller. After him are Gadir Guseinov, Ronald Mulder, Costa Nhamoinesu, Tessa Parkinson, Stanislava Komarova, and Rudolf Dombi. Among people deceased in 2020, Hachalu Hundessa ranks 917Before him are Arianne Caoili, Helin Bölek, Execution of Navid Afkari, Nick Cordero, Silvio Horta, and Chris Reed. After him are Alex Pullin, Braian Toledo, Kirby Morrow, Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, Nathaël Julan, and Bobana Veličković.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Hachalu Hundessa ranks 101 out of 105Before him are Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (1994), Alemitu Bekele Degfa (1977), Robel Teklemariam (1974), Meselech Melkamu (1985), Wude Ayalew (1987), and Yityish Titi Aynaw (1991). After him are Million Wolde (1979), Timnit Gebru (null), Feyisa Lilesa (1990), Saba (1997), Getaneh Kebede (1992), and Lamecha Girma (2000).

Among SINGERS In Ethiopia

Among singers born in Ethiopia, Hachalu Hundessa ranks 1After him are Saba (1997).