Shone, Ethiopia

Shone is the major town of Badawacho, Hadiya Zone, Central Ethiopia. The major landmarks are St Georgis Orthodox Church and the Shone Health Centre. The town was the constituency which in the May 2000 elections elected Beyene Petros, leader of the SEPDU, and chairman of the opposition CAFPDE.^[1][2]

References

1. Northeast African Studies 1998 - Volume 5 - Page 68 "The party office in Shone (Hadiya zone) was attacked and ransacked, and party activists were actively obstructed in their work."
2. Siegfried Pausewang, Kjetil Tronvoll, Lovise Aalen Ethiopia since the Derg: a decade of democratic pretension and performance 20021842771760 "From Shone, the constituency of Beyene Petros, we have some particularly grave testimonies of harsh retaliation against the voters who elected the opposition party leader into the House of Representatives. "

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