Reclaiming Historical Truth: The Derg-Era East Oromo Map as Evidence, Not Fiction In recent discussions, a historical map depicting East Oromo territories—originally published in a Derg-era Ethiopian school textbook—has been questioned by some audiences and dismissed as a “fake map.” Such claims misunderstand both the nature of historical cartography and the political context in which this map was produced. This map is not fabricated. It is a state-produced educational material from the Derg per