Abstract:
The present study presents the history of Baso-Libän wäräda from 1941 to 1991. It starts its
historical analysis of the wäräda by revealing different developments that Baso-Libän had
experienced before the Italian occupation in the background. The restoration of the imperial rule
and the changes the restored imperial administration had introduced especially in relation to
administration and land relations and the subsequent reactions of the peasants of the wäräda
against the introduced changes are the main themes of analysis for the period between 1944 and
1974. Moreover, the study assesses the security issues in the wäräda in the period under
discussion.
The coming to power of the Därg and its rural policies such as Development through
cooperation campaign, the land reform, peasant associations and villagization programs were
assessed from the experience of the waräda population. The study also tried to notice
developments that the wäräda had experienced during the Därg regime. The new regime's
attempt to place its power on a better footing by introducing several measures at a national level
had its own negative effects and its challenges, and positive effects in the socio-economic and
political lives of the peoples of the wäräda and they are the major areas of emphasis for the
study. Finally, this study tries to show the socio-economic developments in the wäräda and
concludes that during the imperial and the Därg regime the wäräda was inadequately provided
with basic socio-economic facilities
