Gode

5.9543.45Koordinaten: 5 ° 57 'N, 43 ° 27' O

Gode ​​( Somali Godey, Ge'ez ጎዴ ) is a town in the Somali region of Ethiopia. It is the capital of the Gode Zone, located in the territory of the Somali clan of the Darod - Ogadeni on the River Shabelle.

According to the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia for 2005 Gode had 68 342 inhabitants. Of 1997, 45 755 inhabitants, 95.6 % and 2.7 % Somali Amhara.

History

In Gode one of the largest garrisons of Ethiopia was stationed. Haile Selassie's time to a modern Air Force Base was established to extend the reach of the Ethiopian Air Force to Somalia with U.S. support. The neighboring country of Ethiopia presented a threat, as it claimed the Somali regions in Ethiopia as part of a Greater Somalia.

Under the communist Derg regime, which ruled in 1974 after the overthrow of Haile Selassie until 1991, at Gode a 3000 acre cotton farm and a dam on the Shabelle were built for irrigation and power generation.

Towards the end of June 1977 shelled sponsored by Westsomalische Somalia Liberation Front wslf, supported by Somali soldiers, cities Gode, Degehabur, Dire Dawa, Kebridehar and Warder with mortars and rockets. This offensive failed, however, and should the rebels up to 300 alone at Gode have perished. After starting the actual Ogadenkrieges the Somali army and the wslf Gode came to an end in July 1977, the Ethiopian troops suffered heavy losses.

Capital of the Somali Region 1992-1995

Following the reorganization of administrative divisions of Ethiopia and thus the establishment of the Somali region of Somaliland 1991 1992 initially wanted to make Dire Dawa to the regional capital. However, from the Ogaden National Liberation Front ONLF and the Ogadeni clan dominated the regional parliament received by the EPRDF central government instructions to select another city, because the Oromia region claimed Dire Dawa ( which eventually became the independent city). The Ogadeni prevailed then that Gode was the capital, although it is difficult to reach and rather small. This decision caused resentment among non - Ogadeni clan. The Ethiopian Somali Democratic League, a coalition of non - Ogadeni, 1995, with the support of the EPRDF won the elections and the ONLF replaced, made ​​history as one of their first acts of government, the farther north, and better -developed Jijiga the new capital. Some Ogadeni want to make Gode back to the region 's capital.

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  • Place in Somaliland
  • Place in Africa
Somali (Region) Gode-Zone Amhara people
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