| MEDO | Middle East Defense Organization |
| MEISON | Melia Ethiopia Socialist Nikimake (All Ethiopian Socialist Movement) |
| MFE | Minimum Formation Education |
| OAU | Organization of African Unity |
| OLF | Oromo Liberation Front |
| OPC | Oromo People’s Congress |
| OPDO | Oromo People’s Democratic Organization |
| PFDJ | People’s Front for Democracy and Justice |
| UND | United Democratic Front |
| UEDF | United Ethiopian Democratic Forces |
| USAI | United States Agency for International Development |
| USIS | United States Information Service |
| USUAA | University Students Union of Addis Ababa |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WPE | Workers Party of Ethiopia |
| WWFES | World Wide Federation of Ethiopian Students |