Sidama youths dance ahead of the Sidama region referendum vote in Hawassa, Ethiopia November 17, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
HAWASSA, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Awol Beyene got married on Sunday in a white tuxedo, with his voting card in one hand and his bride's hand in the other.
On Wednesday, Awol's Sidama people will vote in a referendum on whether to form their own self-governing region in southern Ethiopia, as sweeping reforms under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed have emboldened ethnic groups to demand more rights.
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