A History of Oromo Cultural Troupes (1962-1991)
Journal Title: STAR Journal - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the struggle of Oromo cultural troupes in creating consciousness among the Oromo to reconsider their lost rights. The study draws up on primary and secondary sources, which had been collected in the summer of 2008. Primary sources are securitized from archives and interviews. Informants were selected only on the basis that they had been direct participants of the events. Printed material as both primary and secondary sources are utilized with critical scrutiny. Many of these sources are indicators of the situation the Oromo had been forced to bear in those days. From the analysis of these sources, the paper is able to reveal how the Oromo troupes brought hidden grievance of the Oromo to the light under unbearable situations. It also shows how these troupes brought unstructured way of cultural resistance and rural social banditries into the modern form of organized struggle by attracting many minds of bureaucrats, military officers, students, professional groups and the business classes.
Authors and Affiliations
Tesfaye Tolessa Bessa| Department of History and Heritage Management, College of Social Sciences, Post Box No. 395, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia
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