36 total views, 36 views today Balcha Safo/ Balcha Abba Nefso Balcha Safo/ Balcha Abba Nefso ( Oromiffa: Baalchaa Saafoo; Amharic: ባልቻ ሳፎ; 1863 – 1936), also known by his title as Dejazmach Balcha, was an accomplished Ethiopian general, who served in both the First and Second Italo-Ethiopian Wars. He came from a non-aristocratic background. Even so, he became a Provincial Governor (Shum) and came to represent a provincial ruling elite who were often at odds with the Ethiopian central government. Balcha was found on a battlefield in oromialand after having been emasculated, which at the time was the usual fate of defeated soldiers. He came to the notice of Emperor Menelik […]
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