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Dejazmach Balcha Safo (Amharic: ባልቻ ሳፎ; 1863 – 6 November 1936), popularly referred to by his horse-name Abba Nefso, was an Ethiopian military commander and lord protector of the crown, who served in both the First and Second Italo-Ethiopian Wars.
Dejazmach Balcha Safo, también conocido con su nombre de caballero Abba Nefso, fue un jefe militar, gobernador de provincia y de la Resistencia etíope. Del joven Balcha a Abba Nefso, héroe de Adua. Balcha Safo nació en 1862 en una familia modesta en el país Guragué, y es además de origen oromo.
Balcha Safo (1863-1936) was a prominent figure in the First and Second Italo-Ethiopian Wars. He rose from a humble background to become a dejazmach, a provincial governor, and a challenger to Haile Selassie I.
When Italy invaded in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, Balcha Safo came out of retirement to fight against the Italians. Major Mesfin Seleshi, an agent of the imperial government in exile who was coordinating resistance in occupied Ethiopia, writes of his fate in a letter to Haile Selassie I thus: The enemy went as far as Sodo Gurage land, where his Excellency Dejazmatch Balcha lives, and ...
2 de mar. de 2023 · Balcha Safo was a military commander and close ally of Emperor Menelik II who played a significant role in the Ethiopian victory at Adwa in 1896. He was also a regional governor and a member of the Ethiopian royal family.
1 de mar. de 2023 · By Chala Dandessa. Mar 1, 2023 #Balcha safo. Balcha Safo/ Balcha Abba Nefso ( Oromiffa: Baalchaa Saafoo; Amharic: ባልቻ ሳፎ; 1863 – 1936), also known by his title as Dejazmach Balcha, was an accomplished Ethiopian general, who served in both the First and Second Italo-Ethiopian Wars. He came from a non-aristocratic background.
2 de mar. de 2021 · Dejazmach Balcha Safo (1863 – 6 November 1936), popularly referred to by his “horse-name” of Balcha Aba Nefso, was an accomplished Ethiopian military commander and lord protector of the crown, who served in both the First and Second Italo-Ethiopian Wars.
