Socio-Economic Developments in Awabäl Wäräda (Ethiopia) during the Därg Regime

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2020 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 7 Issue 3

Year of Publication : 2020

Authors : Yirsaw Taddele Alem

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V7I3P101

How to Cite?

Yirsaw Taddele Alem, "Socio-Economic Developments in Awabäl Wäräda (Ethiopia) during the Därg Regime," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 7,  no. 3, pp. 1-4, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V7I3P101

Abstract:

Ethiopia is considered to be one of the oldest nations in the world but at present its socio-economic condition is not satisfactory. It is the second most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa. Awabäl Wäräda is found in Amhara Regional state of Ethiopia. It is one of the eighteen wärädas in East Gojjam zone located at a distance of two hundred fifty nine kilometers northwest of Addis Ababa. An attempt is made to have historical analysis of the wäräda by revealing the different developments that wäräda had experienced before the Italian occupation period. The paper tries to notice developments that the wäräda had experienced during the Därg regime. The new regime’s attempt to place its power on a better footing by introducing several measures at a national level had its own negative effects and its challenges, and positive effects in the socio-economic and political lives of the peoples of the wäräda.

Keywords:

Wäräda , Därg regime, Awrajja, Qäbälé, Lumamé, Gojjam, Däbrä Marqos

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