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Five generation of Gadabuursi ugaases for promoting and defending islaamnimo and somalinimo.
#GadabuursiUghazet were famous for their desperate love and defence Somalinimo they even made this a moral duty that they inherited from generation to generation.
Ugaas Nuur || Ugaas Rooble || 1848-1898
Major.R.G Edwards Leckie mentioned Ugaas Nuur is his document Visit to the Gadabuursi land.
“We had been warned that he did net love the Feringi (white man), and therefore thought it better to send a messenger ahead to interview His… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Ugaas Nuur the second
participated in Chalanqo war 1887 to support Amiir of Harar and defend the Muslim Capital against Abbasinian.
He sent Gadabuursi soldiers in head of his brothers son Ugaas Cilmi dheere the later Ugaas
Ugaas Nuur the second expressed his deep sorrow after Chalanqo battle and the loss of the city in his poems, even he ordered not to raise the takbeers on that feast, out of grief for Harar.
Ugaas Doodi Ugaas Rooble Ugaas Nuur 1941-1949
He had honorable positions against the occupation and handing over Somali region to Ethiopia.
He singed petition for Amalgamation from the Jigjiga area, with the other Somali territories.
Awbare District led first initial movement of anti Ethiopian occupations under the Royal Family of Ugaas Rooble |
-Ugaas Jamac Amiir Muxumed Ugaas Cilmi Amiir Warfa Ugaas Rooble 1960-1985 and 2008 in Awdal
-Xaaji Abiibakar Sheekh Cumar Sheekh Cabildaahi Ugaas Rooble
-Sheex… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The three elders mentioned above with 8 other Gadabuursi elders were the first people to know about Ethiopia-British Agreement to hand over Hawd and reserve Area to Ethiopia in 1954.
They started protesting in Awbare then in Borama Until it reached its climax in Hargeisa.
Gadabuursi people send first letter in fax to British government in city of Westminster to condemn what they called a breach of Gadabuursi treaty with England in 1884.
The royal family of Ugaas Rooble played significant role in that movement were this letter of signed by Ugaas… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Sheekh cabdilaahi sheekh Cali jawhar talking about the letter above.
Ugaas Rooble ||| Ugaas Doodi Ugaas Rooble || 1952- 1977
Known as last Elder/Man standing in Jigjiga.
The Ugaas had a major contributor to the Western Somali Liberation Movement, his house was the Horyal front basement in Jigjiga.
The Ugaas killed while he was defending… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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