Ethiopian general of Ethiopian Imperial Army and civil right activist
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General
Tadesse Birru
Tadesse Birru in 1962
Native name
Taaddasee Birruu
Nickname(s)
Taaddee
Born
1921[1] Selale, Shewa Province, Ethiopian Empire
Died
19 March 1975(1975-03-19) (aged 53–54) Addis Ababa, Socialist Ethiopia
Tadesse Birru (1921 – 19 March 1975) was an Ethiopian general of the Imperial Ethiopian Army and civil rights activist. Initially a strong proponent of Ethiopian unity, Tadesse eventually became an activist for the empowerment of the Oromo people in the 1960s. His advocacy turned into repeated attempts to overthrow the government through a coup and later through a military rebellion. He was eventually captured and executed by the Derg regime. He is considered to be the father of modern Oromo nationalism.[3]
^Kwaku, Emmanuel. Dictionary of African Biography. Oxford University Press. p. 485.
^"General Tadesse Birruu's son, Kasa Tadesse, passed away". Ayyaantuu. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27.
^Lata, Leenco (15 May 2000), The Ethiopian State at the Crossroads: Decolonization and Democratization or Disintegration?, ISBN 9781569021217
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