Beshasha | |
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Town | |
  Beshasha Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates:7°47′44″N36°28′39″E / 7.79556°N 36.47750°E /7.79556; 36.47750 | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Oromia |
| Zone | Jimma |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 2,624 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Beshasha (meaning 'open handed/kind' inAfaan Oromoo) is a town in centralEthiopia. It is located in theGommaworeda near Agaro, which is a part of theJimma Zone in theOromia Region. The town is well known for being the birthplace of Ethiopianprime minister and2019 Nobel Peace Prize winnerAbiy Ahmed.
Based on figures from theCentral Statistical Agency in 2005, Beshasha has an estimated total population of 2,624 of whom 1,320 were males and 1,304 were females. The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 1,467 of whom 716 were males and 751 were females. It is one of six towns inGommaworeda.
Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of a primary school constructed with Swedish funds at Beshasha in 1965.[1] On 14 October 2006, three hundredMuslims, armed with guns and knives, reportedly attacked a group of unarmedEthiopian Christians. Reports claim that six people (two priests, two elderly women and two men) were killed and 15 others wounded. The Christians were holding a midnight worship service in a local church.[2] In February of the following year, the Jimma Federal High Court sentenced six men to death and 100 other defendants to prison for their participation in this attack.[3]
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