Wollo is an historical region and province in the northeastern part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Dessie. An older name for Wollo, before 1850 AD, is Bete Amhara.Following defeat of Italian colonial authority in 1941, Amhara Sayint, Lasta, Raya, Wag, and Yejju were annexed to Wollo. A number of peasant rebellions rocked the province, which included the Woyane rebellion in 1943, and revolts of the Yejju Oromo in 1948 and 1970.
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| - Wollo is an historical region and province in the northeastern part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Dessie. An older name for Wollo, before 1850 AD, is Bete Amhara.Following defeat of Italian colonial authority in 1941, Amhara Sayint, Lasta, Raya, Wag, and Yejju were annexed to Wollo. A number of peasant rebellions rocked the province, which included the Woyane rebellion in 1943, and revolts of the Yejju Oromo in 1948 and 1970.
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