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Croeso

Croeso. Oromia. Oromo Culture and Identity. Oromo Culture and Identity. The Oromo culture and identity is framed by GADA Gada is an indigenous system of governance invented and used by the Oromo people.

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Croeso

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  1. Croeso

  2. Oromia . . .

  3. Oromo Culture and Identity

  4. Oromo Culture and Identity The Oromo culture and identity is framed by GADA Gada is an indigenous system of governance invented and used by the Oromo people. Gada regulated political, economic, social and religious activities of the community dealing with issues such as conflict resolution, reparation and protecting women’s rights before 1884

  5. GADA Institutions

  6. Gada Institutions. . . .

  7. Gada today Gada as a system has been influenced and distorted by various regional, continental and global factors including:

  8. ABYSSINIA

  9. The History of Oromo’s relation with the Ethiopian Empire has always been the history of one way violence involving physical, cultural and economic genocide In the process of building the Ethiopian empire in 19th Century, • About half the population of Oromo were massacred • The population of Gimira was reduced from 1 million to 20,000 • The population of the Kaffa was reduced from 2 million to 100 thousands • The Oromo land was confiscated. • Jila, Chaffe, Irrecha and other institutions in the Gada system were legally banned. • The Abyssinian emperors, aided by the EOC, waged damaging religious and psychological wars against the Oromo. • The successive regimes followed footstep in more organised and strategic ways.

  10. Absolute Monarchy and Totalitarian System • By virtue of His Imperial Blood, as well as by the anointing which He has received, the person of the Emperor is sacred, His dignity is inviolable and His power indisputable.  He is, consequently, entitled to all the honours due to Him in accordance with tradition and the present Constitution.  Any one so bold as to seek to injure the Emperor will be punished. • ( Article 4; The Revised Constitution of Ethiopia , November, 1955

  11. Influence Christianity and Islam

  12. Gada and Irrecha Today

  13. Irrecha

  14. Gada has been victim of Crimes against humanity targeting Oromo since 1991 Physical Genocide

  15. The situation in Oromia is critical for peace and stability of East Africa. Would Actors choose to take the road that respects human rights, democracy, and the rule of law? Would the western democratic countries take lessons from their mistakes and stand by the Oromo before it gets too late?

  16. Diolch yn fawr iawn Diolch yn Fawr Iawn! Thank you!

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