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Must Watch: Oromo people tell their stories of persecution
Posted: 22 Jul 2020, 22:46
by Thomas H
የዲያቆን ዳንኤል እና ዓብይ አህመድ አሃዳዊ መንግሥት ለማምጣት የሚፈልጉት ኢትዮጵያ እቺ ነች
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Re: Must Watch: Oromo people tell their stories of persecution
Posted: 22 Jul 2020, 23:17
by Halafi Mengedi
Very healthy man he has at least another 30 years but now why talk cash in your ART39 and tell Ye Ahiya Zer time to live by your own. BTW, Tigrayan loards had Amhara Baraya man and woman called Qitu Yabetebet.
I wish DW and Tigray TV international broadcast it to the Oromo people in Oromia???
Re: Must Watch: Oromo people tell their stories of persecution
Posted: 23 Jul 2020, 00:00
by Dawi
Slavery in Ethiopia existed for centuries, going as far back as 1495 B.C. There are also sources indicating the export of slaves from the Aksumite Kingdom (100–940 AD). The practice formed an integral part of Ethiopian society, from its earliest days and well in to the 20th century so much so even Ethiopian rulers, including those who did not approve of the institution, such as Emperor Menelik II (1889-1913) and Emperor Haile Selassie (Ethiopia’s regent, 1916-1930 and Emperor of Ethiopia, 1930-1974), are said to have owned slaves by the thousands (Pankhurst, 1968, p. 75.).
In 1869, Menelik became king of Shewa. He thereafter set out to conquer Oromia, completely annexing the territory by 1900.
Abba Jifar II also is said to have more than 10,000 slaves and allowed his armies to enslave the captives during a battle with all his neighboring clans. This practice was common between various tribes and clans of Ethiopia for thousands of years.
Slavery could also be imposed as a punishment for committing certain crimes, also known as “punitive enslavement.” Emperor Menilek’s 1899 decree mandating the enslavement of thieves and people who sold slaves in violation of his ban is a good example of this form of enslavement.
Emperor Tewodros II (1855-1869) and Emperor Yohannes IV ( 1872-1889) both attempted to end slavery in 1854 and 1884 respectively.
Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935. Italy ignored international condemnation and demands by the League of Nations to depart. During Italian rule, the occupation government issued two laws in October 1935 and in April 1936 which theoretically freed 420,000 people. After the Italians were expelled, Emperor Haile Selassie returned to power and quickly abolished the actual practice in 1942.
Re: Must Watch: Oromo people tell their stories of persecution
Posted: 23 Jul 2020, 20:49
by Thomas H
