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| Battle of Bakso | |||||||||
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The Battle of Bakso occurred in Gojjam, May 1937 during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War between the forces of Duke of Aosta Rodolfo Graziani and Ethiopian Arbegnoch.
History
[edit]In September, the traditional ruler of the region, Dajjach Sebhatu Yegzaw, and others were arrested and hanged in Bahir Dar on charges of fermenting rebellion. He was replaced by Dajjach Terfe Kassa, which sparked anger among the population. The situation worsened when Terfe and his forces began disarming the people by force. What action was to be taken against Terfe was preplanned. While some peasants loyal to Sebhatu beat Terfe with clubs, others shot at his troops. He died from the beating, and fighting continued in which the local rebel groups defeated Italian banda troops, captured the arms collected from the population and other weapons surrendered by the enemy and fled to the jungle.[1]
As the rebels intensified their attacks on Italian soldiers, such as the battle of Yezora on August 1937 where the patriot forces of Dajjazmach Mangasha Jambare badly defeated Italian troops, the Italian Viceroy, Rodolfo Graziani, in his report of December 1936 mentions the worsening politico-military situation in the region of Amhara, and especially in Gojjam. The viceroy further remarks that Gojjam was in rebellion, full of armed men who blocked Italian army movements.[2][3]