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Gadaa

Gadaa
Democracy
Country of originEthiopia Edit
Intangible cultural heritage statusRepresentative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Edit
Described at URLhttps://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/01164, https://ich.unesco.org/fr/RL/01164, https://ich.unesco.org/es/RL/01164 Edit

Gadaa[1] (Oromo: Gadaa; literally: era) be de indigenous democratic system of governance de Oromos for Ethiopia den northern Kenya dey use.[1] De Konso den Gedeo people of southern Ethiopia sanso dey practice am. De system dey regulate political, economic, social den religious activities of de community.[2][3][4]

Under Gadaa, every eight years, de Oromo go choose by consensus nine leaders dem know as Salgan ya’ii Borana (de nine Borana assemblies).[5][6] Leader dem elect by de gadaa system dey remain for power insyd for 8 years per, plus election dey take place for de end of those 8 years.[7][8][9] Weneva Abbaa Gadaa die while dey exercise ein functions, de bokkuu (de symbol of power) dey pass to ein wife wey she dey keep de bokkuu den proclaim de laws.[10]

UNESCO inscribe de Gada system as Intangible Cultural Heritage since 2016.[11] Ebe de brainchild of Oromo from de Madda Walabu district of Oromia.[12][13] Oromo people regard de system as dema common heritage den as major part of dema cultural identity.[14] Ebe de system plus na wey de Oromo people dey govern dema body insyd democratic way for centuries.[15][16]

De Oromo govern dema body in accordance plus de Gadaa system long before de 16th century, wen major three party wars commence between dem den de Ethiopian Empire go dema north den Adal Sultanate go dema east den south. Na de result be say Oromo absorb de Christian den Islam religions. Na de Borana den Guji groups wey dey near de Ethiopian-Kenyan border dey practice Gadaa widout interruption. For de state of Oromia under de Federal system of Ethiopia insyd, de Gadaa system start renaissance across Oromia. For 2015 insyd, na dem inaugurate de Gadaa Center for Odaa Bultum insyd wey for 2018 insyd, dem reinstall de Gadaa Center for Odaa Hullee after two centuries of interruption.[17][18] Insyd 2019, Bule Hora University launch master's degree program insyd Gadaa studies.[19]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gada system, an indigenous democratic socio-political system of the Oromo". unesco.org.
  2. ↑ "Gada system, an indigenous democratic socio-political system of the Oromo". unesco.org.
  3. ↑ Intro to the Gadaa System
  4. ↑ Oromo Indigenous Philosophy (Gadaa System): The Case of 74th Gujii Oromo Gadaa Power Transition (PDF)
  5. ↑ Galla, Candace (2012). "Sustaining generations of Indigenous voices: Reclaiming language and integrating multimedia technology". {World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium Journal: 46–48.
  6. ↑ Tesema Ta'a (2006). The Political Economy of an African Society in Transformation: the Case of Macca Oromo (Ethiopia). Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. pp. 26–27. ISBN 978-3-447-05419-5.
  7. ↑ John Ralph Willis (2005). Slaves and Slavery in Africa: Volume Two: The Servile Estate. Routledge. pp. 122–127, 129–134, 137. ISBN 978-1-135-78017-3.
  8. ↑ John Ralph Willis (2005). Slaves and Slavery in Africa: Volume Two: The Servile Estate. Routledge. pp. 128–134. ISBN 978-1-135-78016-6.
  9. ↑ Ira M. Lapidus (2014). A History of Islamic Societies. Cambridge University Press. p. 483. ISBN 978-1-139-99150-6.
  10. ↑ "The Gadaa System and Some of Its Institutions among the Booranaa: A Historical Perspective". ajol.info. pp. 91–92.
  11. ↑ "Gada system, an indigenous democratic socio-political system of the Oromo". unesco.org.
  12. ↑ "A heroic send-off for Aliyi Cirri, a pioneer Oromo freedom fighter whose courage and bravery inspired generations". www.opride.com. 17 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "Historical Background". mwu.edu.et.
  14. ↑ "The Gada sysytem; full Dimocratical politics of Oromo;71stBorana BalliHand overing Day Febrawary 2009/20017:The Gada of Kura Jarso" (PDF). oromiatourism.gov.et.
  15. ↑ "Gada System inscribed in UNESCO as Intangible World Heritage". ethiopianembassy.be.
  16. ↑ "Briefing: What is Oromo's Gada system?". hornaffairs.com. December 2016.
  17. ↑ "The 2015 Commemoration of Odaa-Bultum (One of the Major Oromo Gadaa System's Administrative Centers)". Oromianeconomist.com.
  18. ↑ "A Journey to Revitalizing Gadaa at Odaa Hullee: Tracing Jimma University's Unwavering Commitment". ju.edu.et.
  19. ↑ "Bule Hora University Journey". bhu.edu.et.
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