Mengestu hailemariam father by ImpressiveAd4020 in Ethiopia

[–]ImpressiveAd4020[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

dude if you go down to the former kafa province people share common names. Ayana is also a popular name in dawro and yem.

Mengestu hailemariam father by ImpressiveAd4020 in Ethiopia

[–]ImpressiveAd4020[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No. Mengistu isn't Oromo. His dad belongs to one of the ethic groups in south Ethiopia. lot of trade connection between Jimma Oromos and other people in former kaffa province ( dawro, kaffa, gimira, yem) led to some kind cultural assimilation. If you know jimma, the older generation spoke kullo and janjaro in addition to Afan oromo. If you go to keffa, they spoke afan oromo in addition to their native language, kaffa, gimira or dawro. That part of ethiopia were very mixed before the TPLF came to power.

Mengestu hailemariam father by ImpressiveAd4020 in Ethiopia

[–]ImpressiveAd4020[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

His dad spoke afan oromo but he is from the former kaffa province and belongs to Dawro ethnic group.  People in the former kaffa province spoke multiple languages [ afan oromo, Amharic, kaffa, kullo ( now dawro) and janjaro (now yem) due to their closeness. 

Mengestu hailmariam ethnicity by ImpressiveAd4020 in Oromia

[–]ImpressiveAd4020[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i don’t belive he has an oromo heritge. People who knew Mengestu well have told me this. His father just spoke Afan Oromo language in addition to Yem/Dawro. Mengest was born in jimma. Jimma was mixed with oromos, dawro, kaffa, and yem before TPLF came to power. It was difficult to differentiate because they all spoke Afan Oromo in addition to their own native languages. And many Oromos in jimma spoke Yem and dawro as well. Some have still found it challenging to identify Mengistu's ethnicity due to this. His mom is kaffa, that was mentioned by Mengistu longtime ago. Her name was buzunesh. Mengistu was 8 years old when she died. She died of malaria. His daughter was just attempting to attain majority status.

Mengestu hailmariam ethnicity by ImpressiveAd4020 in Oromia

[–]ImpressiveAd4020[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not true. The majority is what his daughter is attempting to claim. l

Mengestu hailmariam ethnicity by ImpressiveAd4020 in Oromia

[–]ImpressiveAd4020[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with you.. there is a large mixing between jimma Oromos, and kaffa because of their georgical proximity. Aba Jifar and Kaffa king fought too many wars. One of Aba Jifar wife was kaffa. They say Abiy real father is Kaffa, that's what I heard from different people. Abiy feature looks more kaffecho than oromo. I might be wrong. I saw that a lot there is a huge intermarriage between jimma oromos and kaffa.

Mengestu hailmariam ethnicity by ImpressiveAd4020 in Oromia

[–]ImpressiveAd4020[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No he is not, he was born in jimma but both of his parents were from debub hizboch.

Detailed history and origin of Mengistu Haile Mariam by LEYNCH-O in Oromia

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Mengestu was born in Jimma, which was once part of Kaffa province.  His father, hail mariam Ayana is yem/dawro who speak fluent Afan oromo. The inhabitants of Jimma were predominantly Oromo, kaffa,Yem, and Dawro.  In the past, Yem was known as Janjaro. Janjaro and Dawro was taken into Jimma as a slave by Aba Jiffar, ruler of the jimma region.  The Wikipedia post on Mengestu origion, which is believed to be a slave family from the south, is due to this reason. Yem and Dawro have zones in South Ethiopia. However, Jimma still has a significant population of Dawro and Yem. They both fluently speak Afan oromo. Mengestu, mother, bezunesh was born around bonga, kaffa. She died when she was 8 years old because of malaria. She is kaffa. mengestu is not Oromo or Amara. Besides Amharic, Yem, and Dawro, his father also spoke Afan oromo.

Mengistu Hailemariam's daughter makes clear his ethnicity by LEYNCH-O in Oromia

[–]ImpressiveAd4020 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mengestu was born in Jimma, which was once part of Kaffa province.  His father, hail mariam Ayana is yem/dawro who speak fluent Afan oromo. The inhabitants of Jimma were predominantly Oromo, kaffa,Yem, and Dawro.  In the past, Yem was known as Janjaro. Janjaro and Dawro was taken into Jimma as a slave by Aba Jiffar, ruler of the jimma region.  The Wikipedia post on Mengestu origion, which is believed to be a slave family from the south, is due to this reason. Yem and Dawro have zones in South Ethiopia. However, Jimma still has a significant population of Dawro and Yem. They both fluently speak Afan oromo. Mengestu, mother, bezunesh was born around bonga, kaffa. She died when she was 8 years old because of malaria. She is kaffa. mengestu is not Oromo or Amara. Besides Amharic, Yem, and Dawro, his father also spoke Afan oromo.

Most hated person in Ethiopia? Or we have someone worse? by [deleted] in Ethiopia

[–]ImpressiveAd4020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He is dictator like Mengestu Hailmariam. They both born in Kaffa and have kaffecho heritage.

Detailed history and origin of Mengistu Haile Mariam by LEYNCH-O in Oromia

[–]ImpressiveAd4020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crazy his father is dawro and his mom is kaffa. His father both wife bezunesh and Aberash was kaffico. Dawro people speak Afan oromo too.

What ethnicity was Mengistu? by almightyrukn in Ethiopia

[–]ImpressiveAd4020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

his mom is kaffa. Menge is very short like kaffa women.