Bekele gerba biography of williams

In , Bekele felt that Oromo independence was not a high priority and that it remained possible for injustices against the Oromo to be solved within the federal system. Bekele stated in that he saw no role for armed struggle for the OFC, favouring the civil disobedience methods of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King. I am honoured to learn that my non-violent struggles and humble sacrifices for the democratic and human rights of the Oromo people, to whom I was born without a wish on my part but due to the will of the Almighty, have been considered a crime and to be unjustly convicted.

Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikidata item. Ethiopian politician and activist born This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Bekele, and not as Gerba.

Welega Province , Ethiopian Empire. Politician political activist. Childhood and education [ edit ]. Teaching [ edit ].

Bekele gerba biography of williams

Politics and repression [ edit ]. Terrorism charges brought against him were later dropped leading to his release in February Skip to main content. Addis Standard View Profile. Get Updates. He wants democracy to realize these ideals. He not only preaches peace but practices it by scrupulously sticking to the principles of non-violent struggles.

He has the integrity, courage, and tenacity that a non-violent struggle against a violent state demand. He has endured unbearable treatments — from long term prison in squalid conditions to torture and other forms of authoritarian abuses. Similarly soothing mood music resulted from an apologetic speech to a huge crowd in Ambo and a dinner in Addis Ababa attended by opposition stalwarts such as Bekele Gerba That appeared to trigger the release on Tuesday of Bekele Gerba the most celebrated Oromo opposition leader who addressed a huge crowd in Adama city alongside senior figures from the EPRDF's Oromo wing the following day