Woyane rebellion

When

Sep 1943 – Oct 1943

Kind

Rebellion

Coordinates

14.00° N, 39.00° E

Description

1943 rebellion of Tigrayans against Haile Sellassie administration

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1943 rebellion of Tigrayans against Haile Sellassie administration

The Woyane rebellion was an uprising in the Tigray Province, Ethiopia against the centralization process from the government of Emperor Haile Selassie which took place in May–November 1943. The rebels called themselves the Woyane, a name borrowed from a game played locally between competing groups of young men from different villages, which connoted a spirit of resistance and unity.

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