Talk:Fano (militia)

Ethiopian nationalism
Ethiopian nationalism should be already moved to the historic section. --95.24.60.75 (talk) 18:24, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 25 October 2023
Add this paragraph explaining previous uses of the term Fano to the History section above the mention of Querro.

"The concept of fano can be traced back to the Zemene Mesafint, early-modern Ethiopia's equivalent of the "warring states period," where the weakening of the authority of the emperor in Gonder lead opportunistic local warriors and regional lords to rebel against the central government in order to gain political and fiscal power. These rebels were referred to by another Amharic word, "shifta," that has since been loaned into other languages. However, it was during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War that the anti-fascist Arbegnoch (who were mainly centered in the ethnically Amhara regions of Gonder, Gojjam, and Shewa), helped popularize the term "fano." Afterwards, the term would gain even more cultural significance as the name of a song by popular Azmari Kassa Tessema, and the 1960s protest song "Fano tesemara" ('O Guerrilla, rise to arms'). " 2601:280:C082:DE30:8DD:B7A1:68EE:A810 (talk) 04:44, 25 October 2023 (UTC)


 * ✅ Seawolf35 (talk - email) 02:12, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 1 November 2023
Add this paragraph to the end of the "History" section after "the Prosperity Party emerged."

In July 2016, Gobe Melke, a rural Gondere farmer led one of the first examples of a "Fano" militia when North Gonder was turned into a war zone after the Ethiopian government deployed the national army in the region to quell anti-government protests during the 2016–2018 Ethiopian state of emergency. ሰይፍ (talk) 20:11, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 00:20, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I was just summarizing the contents of the Gobe Melke page, which has sources. How about this:
 * In July 2016, Gobe Melke, a rural Gondere farmer led one of the first examples of a "Fano" militia when North Gonder was turned into a war zone after the Ethiopian government deployed the national army in the region to quell anti-government protests during the 2016–2018 Ethiopian state of emergency. ሰይፍ (talk) 05:05, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
 * @ሰይፍ: None of the two sources seem to mention Melke as a Fano militant. However, I'll reopen the edit request in case anyone more knowledgeable in this area wants to weigh in. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 19:18, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Almost a month later it's clear nobody does. * Pppery * it has begun... 03:05, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

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The fact that Ethiopia is presented as opponent is mistaken. It should be Prosperty Party(the ruling regime) Fano has never said Ethiopia is my opponent. And also the claim that Eritrea is an ally of Fano is not officially supported information. Instant History (talk) 04:04, 7 July 2024 (UTC)