FILE MANDARA (QANYAA): The Oromo Patriot Who Chose Death Over Capture

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A landholder, a warrior, and a martyr of the anti-colonial struggle. By Staff Writer | April 2026 PROLOGUE: A NAME THAT LIVES Some men are remembered for the wealth they accumulated. Others for the offices they held. File Mandara – known also as Qanyaa – is remembered for something rarer: he chose death over surrender. Born […]