A History of Chalia Warada, 1941-1991
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2023-05-01
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Addis Ababa University
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The primary purpose of this thesis is to reconstruct the socio economic and political
history of Chalia warada from 1941-1991. The study covers the period from the
liberation of Ethiopia and the restoration of Emperor Haile Selasie I to the throne in
1941 up to the collapse of the Darg government in 1991. During this time span, the
inhabitants of the warada similar to the other countryside people of in what is now
Oromia region experienced important socio economic and political changes. It begins
with historical study of the warada by treating various changes and cultural aspects in
the warada before the Italian occupation. The restoration of Imperial administration and
the reforms that were undertaken by the Imperial government in different fields, in
relation to the administration and land issues and the reaction of the inhabitants of the
warada to these developments will be the main concern of the discussion. In addition to
this, the study treats land tenure issues, evictions and the impact of labor service and
taxation in the warada. It also points out maladministration and problem of security in
the warada. The study also attempted to discuss changes and developments that the
warada had undertaken during the Darg period. The Darg government attempted to
strength its power by adopting different measures which had impacts on the political and
socio economic conditions of the people of Chalia warada. The study also tried to assess
the socio economic conditions of the warada in which the area has not received much
attention from the government.
In this study, oral sources as well as written materials were used. Besides, there is also
some archival materials were used in the study. To write this thesis, efforts have been
made in order to analyze the oral sources crosschecking it with written materials. To
avoid the bias in the use of oral sources necessary measures have been taken, in choosing
knowledgeable informants, use of collected data, evaluating and checking them with the
existing literature as important steps that were accomplished.
This thesis would also help the historians as a stepping stone for the further studies of the
warada since a history of Chalia was not much studied. Most of scholars who study
several regions did not give attention to Chalia warada. To this end, this study pointed
out various changes and developments in the warada like other parts of Oromia region.
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The history of Chalia warada