ከዚህ ቀዝቃዛ ዘመቻ ዕውቅ ሰለባዎች አንዱ ተወዳጁ ኢቢሳ አዱኛ ሲሆን፣ ሲቪል አራማጆች በ1988 የተገደለው በመንግሥት ኃይሎች ነው ብለው ያምናሉ፡፡
One of the most recognisable victims of this slow purge was iconoclastic Oromo singer, Ebisa Adugna, who civic activists believe was killed by Ethiopian government forces in 1996.