Welega
Welega (also spelled Wollega; ; ) was a Provinces of Ethiopia, province in western Ethiopia, with its capital city at Nekemte. It was named for the Wollega Oromo, who are the majority of the population within its boundaries. Welega was bordered on the west by Sudan, on the north by the Abbay River which separated it from Gojjam, on the east by Shewa, on the southeast by Kaffa Province, Ethiopia, Kaffa, and on the south by Illubabor Province, Illubabor. History The region was governed by Gasa Umar of Adal (historical region), Adal in the sixteenth century. Following the Italian defeat of the Emperor in 1936, the Western Galla Confederation tried to apply to the League of Nations to break away for Ethiopia and become a British Protectorate. Oromo chiefs asked “to be placed under a British mandate … until we achieve self government”. This was supported by the British Consul at Gore, Captain Esme Nourse Erskine, but the move was rejected by the British Government. Following ...
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