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Capture of Gaki Sherocho
- When
- 11 September 1897
- Where
- Unresolved capture site
After months of resistance, the last king of Kaffa was captured by Ethiopian generals, ending the kingdom's independence.
Gaki Sherocho resisted for months against the combined armies of Welde Giyorgis Aboye, Ras Damisse, and King Abba Jifar II of Jimma. He was captured on 11 September 1897. Following his capture, he was first sent to Ankober and then to Addis Ababa.
Sources
- Kingdom of Kaffa Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25
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