A History of Enäbsĕ SAR Meder Wäräda: 1941-1991

Abstract

This thesis attempts to reconstruct the History of Enäbsé Sar Meder Wäräda from 1941 to 1991.It begins by revealing different developments and settlement of people on the district before the Italian occupation. Besides this, the study tried to assess the patriotic resistance of the region against the Italian invasion. In the post-liberation period of the imperial regime, the government took measure in restructuring the process of administrative units. In connection with the declaration of land and taxation reforms with mal administration led to open protest of peasantsof the wäräda against the government. Moreover, the Derg government effectively implemented anti-illiteracy campaign and land distributon programs. Gradually, the military government lost acceptance due to the implementation of some of his unpopular policies by force. The response of officials for this was to take coercive measures against innocent Märtulä Mariam town dwellers and its surroundings. Finally, development of urban centers, infrastructural progress, religious institutions, and conflict resolution mechanism in the wäräda were incorporated. In conducting this thesis, primary and secondary sources are utilized. Firstly, secondary sources from the library of Debre Markos University . This paperalso deeply assessed archival sources from Haddis Alämayähu archival center of Debre Markos University and Ethiopian National Archival and Library Agency.In addition, interviews took place through selecting informants in different parts of the study area. The collected data were systematically organized, analized and interpreted so as to document a history of Enäbsé sar meder wäräda from 1941 to 1991