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The article discusses how Oromo cultural values from the Gada system can provide building blocks for a democratic Oromo polity. It identifies some key Gada values like equality, respect for law, and elected community leaders as being compatible with democracy. While the Gada system was suppressed after the Abyssinian conquest, the article argues Oromo cultural values can help establish a political system that leads with dignity, liberty and prosperity if restored. It aims to dispel negative views of Gada an

Author

Bekele Guta Gemene

Language

EN