Bahta Hagos
Bahta Hagos (Ge'ez: ባህታ ሓጎስ; died December 19, 1894), was Dejazmach of Akkele Guzay, and retrospectively considered an important leader of Eritrean resistance to foreign domination specifically against northern Ethiopian and Italian colonialism. He was born sometime between 1839 and 1850 into a rich peasant family in the town of Segheneyti and was killed in the Battle of Halai against the Italian Colonial Army on December 19, 1894. He was of the Tsena-Degle Tigrinyas, from Akele Guzay.
Dejazmatch Bahta Hagos | |
|---|---|
| Died | December 19, 1894 Halai |
| Buried | Segheneyti |
| Allegiance | Italian Eritrea |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Halai |
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