ocr: There are 76 nationalities in Ethiopia and: 286 languages. Uromos form the largest group, followed - by Amharas and ligreans. Civil war was sparked by fighting between ditferent ethnic groups, but they later united in opposition to the Mengistu regime's centralist policies. Ethnic tensions are still near the surface, in spite of the new federal structure, and there have been reports of boundary disputes in several regions. The Uromos withdrew from the ligrean-dominated govemment in 1992. Upposition to the transitional govemment has also been voiced by disatfected Amharas, who had held the rein ...
