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Kawo Tona Gaga

Also known as Tona

Kawo Tona Gaga was the last independent king of Wolaita in southern Ethiopia. When Emperor Menelik II invaded with a large army in 1894, he led fierce resistance but was wounded and captured. Wolaita was annexed to the Ethiopian Empire, with tens of thousands killed or enslaved, and Tona is remembered as a hero of Wolaita resistance.

Kawo Tona Gaga
Image: Unknown but obviously died 70 years ago · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Kingdom of Wolaita

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kawo Tona Gaga. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kawo-tona-gaga
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