Woyane rebellion
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woyane-rebellion-173-12138360
title:
Woyane rebellion
text:
The Woyane rebellion was an uprising in the Tigray Province, Ethiopia against the centralization process from the government of Emperor Haile Selassie which took place in May–November 1943. The rebels called themselves
the Woyane, a name borrowed from a game played locally between competing groups of young men from different villages, which connoted a spirit of resistance and unity. After nearly succeeding in overrunning the whole province, the rebels were defeated with the support of aircraft f
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description:
1943 rebellion of Tigrayans against Haile Sellassie administration
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woyane_rebellion
date created:
2011-12-18T10:52:32Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T15:28:49Z
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