Hawo Tako | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1925 kebribayah |
| Died | 1948 |
Hawo Tako was a prominent somali activist who (died in 1948).
Biography
Hawo Tako is also known (Xaawo Taako or hawa osman) belonged to the JIDWAQ ABASKUUL clan which settles the JIGJIGA & Middle Juba region of Somalia as well as the Fafan Zone valleys in the Somali Region of Ethiopia.
A member of SYL, Tako participated in the 1948 riots in Mogadishu that followed the visit of the Four-Power Commission, where she was killed.[1] The Mogadishu massacre of 1948 many were killed 14, including Hawo Tako who tried to protect her people.
In 1977, the Somali Women's Democratic Organization was established with the support of President Siad Barre in 1977 in memory of Hawo Tako, a female member of the anti-colonialist Somali Youth League, who was killed by the Italian forces in 1948.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Castagno, p.73
- ↑ Mohamed, I.A. (2015). "Somali women and the socialist state". Journal of Georgetown University Qatar Middle Eastern Studies Student Association. 4. doi:10.5339/messa.2015.4.
References
- Castagno, Margaret (1975). Historical dictionary of Somalia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-0830-7.
- Kaplan, Irving (1977). Area handbook for Somalia. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.