The Statue of Bakhar Waaree Rises at Calanqoo; Bakhar Waaree, Commander of the Raba Dori (Oromo Politico-Military Organ) During Menelik’s Invasion of Eastern Oromia

March 22, 2015 (Gadaa.com) — The Calanqoo Massacre Memorial Monument was inaugurated on March 21, 2015, in the presence of thousands of attendants.

The Calanqoo Massacre was perpetrated on the Oromo people and other neighboring peoples on January 6, 1887. During this day-long atrocious killing of thousands of innocent Oromos and others, King Menelik of Abyssinia was himself presented as a leader of his Neftegna army.

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