Download or read book The Hamar of Southern Ethiopia written by Ivo A. Strecker and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2013 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the aftermath of the Ethiopian conquest, Berimba (ca. 1875-1952) was chosen by the Hamar tribal people to act as their spokesman. In this book, his son relates how Berimba dealt and negotiated with the intruders, and how he resisted their often high-handed rule until eventually he was murdered.