Hawo Tako

Hawo Tako (died 1948) was a prominent Somali activist.

Hawo Tako
Died1948
Mogadishu, Somalia

Biography

Hawo Tako belonged to the Abaskuul, Jidwaaq Absame clan which settles the Middle Juba region of Somalia as well as the Fafan 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.

See also

Notes
  1. Castagno, p.73

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.


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