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Gadaa [1] (pronounced "Geda" meaning "The Gateway" in Oromoo language) is the indigenous system of governance used by the Oromos in Ethiopia and northern Kenya. [1] It is also practiced by the Konso , Burji and Gedeo people of southern Ethiopia.
There are three Gadaa organs of governance: Gadaa Council, Gadaa General Assembly (gumi gayo), and the Qallu Assembly. The Gadaa Council is considered the collective achievement of the members of the Gadaa class. It is responsible for coordinating irreecha. The Gadaa General Assembly is the legislative body of the Gadaa government, while the ...
Abdulkariem Ibrahim Hamid, more commonly known by his nom de guerre Jaarraa Abbaa Gadaa, was an Ethiopian guerrilla commander and one of the first leaders of the Oromo Liberation Army [1] and the founder of the Oromo Liberation Front.
Professor Asmerom Legesse in Abbaa Gadaa cloth. Customary laws, in line with official state laws, are based on age-old community customs and norms in Ethiopia.They are noticeable in regional states and become influential in the life of people more than the formal legal system. [1]
Oromo is the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia comprising about 40% of Ethiopia's population. [3] Historically, they were called "galla" in various Ethiopian literature and beginning to Oromo migrations, the Oromo civilization strived to the Ethiopian dominance, by introducing adoption system (guddifachaa) the democratic rule (the gadaa system). [4]
Jaarraa Abbaa Gadaa; Junedin Sado; Kuma Demeksa; Ketema Yifru; Lemma Megersa – Ethiopian Minister of Defense; Lencho Letta; Martha Kuwee Kumsa; Meaza Ashenafi; Merera Gudina; Mohammed Rashad Abdulle; Muktar Kedir; Mulatu Teshome – President of Ethiopia [13] [15] Negasso Gidada - President of Ethiopia; Negeri Lencho; Shimelis Abdisa ...
It is considered a sacred place to the local Oromo, for it is designated where the traditional leader known as Abba Gadaa convenes the tribal assembly. [2] A survey of the land in this woreda shows that 29% is arable or cultivable (20.9% was under annual crops), 33% pasture, 30% forest , and the remaining 8% is considered swampy, degraded or ...
Oromo territory located south of present-day Ethiopia on the eve of the Oromo invasions. The early expansions were characterized by sporadic raids by the Oromo on the frontiers of the Ethiopian kingdom. After capturing cattle and other booty, the raiding parties would quickly return to their homelands.