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East African term for a rebel, outlaw, and/or bandit
Shifta is a term mostly used in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Tanzania, and Somalia that can be translated as "bandit" or "outlaw", but can include anyone
Shifta
1963–1967 Somali secessionist conflict in Kenya
The Shifta War or Gaf Daba (1963–1967) was a secessionist conflict in which ethnic Somalis, Muslim Borana, Sakuye, Gabbra and Rendille in the then Northern
Shifta_War
Territory of British Kenya
support, the shiftas were too weak in numbers and equipment to defeat the security forces. As a result, a stalemate developed. While the shiftas sometimes
Northern_Frontier_District
Areas in East Africa in which ethnic Somalis live and have historically inhabited
several insurgencies with the support of neighbouring Somalia, such as the Shifta War, escalating into several major interstate conflicts including the 1964
Greater_Somalia
1941–1952 British control of Italian Eritrea
main target of the shifta was to disrupt the free movement of the UNC in areas controlled by the independence bloc supporters. The shifta attempted to prevent
British Military Administration (Eritrea)
British_Military_Administration_(Eritrea)
Paramilitary wing of the Kenya Police service
in a number of conflicts in and around Kenya, including the 1963 – 1969 Shifta War and the 1982 Kenyan coup. Initially created as the Emergency Company
General_Service_Unit_(Kenya)
Armed forces of Kenya
response to the growing number of Shifta ambushes. Also dispatched were additional police and the General Service Unit. The Shifta were lightly loaded and very
Kenya_Defence_Forces
Country in East Africa
the name "Republic of Kenya". Concurrently, the Kenyan army fought the Shifta War against ethnic Somali rebels inhabiting the Northern Frontier District
Kenya
1960–1969 state in the Horn of Africa
the practice of mislabeling the Somali rebels' ethnically based claims as shifta ("bandit") activity, cordoning off of the NFD as a "scheduled" area, confiscating
Somali_Republic
2013 studio album by Lil Wyte and JellyRoll
handled by BandPlay, DJ MoneyGreen, Ed Pryor, Greenway, J. Sirianni, Shape Shifta, Sonny Bama, The Avengerz and The Colleagues with executive producers Thomas
No Filter (Lil Wyte and JellyRoll album)
No_Filter_(Lil_Wyte_and_JellyRoll_album)
Person declared as outside the protection of the law
motorcycle club Piracy River pirate Robber baron (feudalism) Robber Shanlin Shifta Social banditry, a term invented by Eric Hobsbawm Thug Untouchability Vigilante
Outlaw
Anti-colonial Insurgency in Kenya (1952–1960)
Kenya implementated a similar policy of forced villagization during the Shifta War in 1966 of ethnic Somalis in the North Eastern Province. Kenyans were
Mau_Mau_rebellion
Kenyan former military commander
the Shifta War. He was promoted as Deputy Commander of the Kenya Army on 28 November 1966 where he further distinguished himself during the Shifta War
Jackson_Mulinge
main target of the shifta was to disrupt the free movement of the UNC in areas controlled by the independence bloc supporters. The shifta attempted to prevent
History_of_Eritrea
Region of Africa
2015). Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Kenya: A Social History of the Shifta Conflict, c. 1963–1968. BRILL. p. 153. ISBN 978-90-04-28308-4. Warah, Rasna
Azania
Life and practice of highway robbery and plunder
Bedouin military expeditions in pre-Islamic times Hajduk Outlaw Piracy Shifta Social bandit Thuggee Informational notes [...] it would be going much too
Brigandage
Eritrean guerrilla leader (1910–1962)
he was nothing more then a farmer in the Ghinda area before becoming a shifta in 1941. In the early 1940s, Hamid settled in western Eritrea and recruited
Hamid_Idris_Awate
British colony (1920–1963)
National Union Lancaster House Conferences (Kenya) Early post-independence Shifta War Pio Gama Pinto Bildad Kaggia Kenya People's Union 'Little general election'
Kenya_Colony
Long-term armed struggle between Kenya and Somalia
supported by the Somali Republic, launched the Shifta War to secede and join Somalia. The term “shifta” (Swahili for “bandit”) was used by the Kenyans
Somali–Kenyan_conflict
conventional wars and border skirmishes in the form of the 1964 Border War, the Shifta War, the Ogaden War, the Rhamu Incident, and the 1982 Border war, which
Military_history_of_Somalia
Culinary traditions of the Kurdish people
of Kurdistan. Other popular dishes are Makluba (مەقلوبە), kofta (کوفتە), shifta (شفتە), shilah/maraga, spinach with eggs, wheat & lentil soup (شۆربای گەنم
Kurdish_cuisine
Season of television series
Bachelor in Paradise. Hinkes and McGrady were eliminated in week 2. Gupta and Shifta were eliminated and left in relationships with Sean McLaughlin and Brian
The Bachelor (American TV series) season 29
The_Bachelor_(American_TV_series)_season_29
Management of public communication of organizations
Relations | Adoni Media". 31 October 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2022. Alim, Shifta (29 July 2020). Evolution of public relations. School of Communication and
Public_relations
Kenyan former military commander
1963 and 1967, Ndolo held senior operational responsibilities during the Shifta War, a secessionist conflict in northern Kenya involving Somali insurgent
Joseph_Musyimi_Lele_Ndolo
Military unit
Light Infantry of the British Army. The battalion saw action during the Shifta War and it is credited with the formulation of present-day anti banditry
1st_Kenya_Rifles_Battalion
a divine value, the Eritrean flag was portrayed as one belonging to the shifta and Arab sellouts who betrayed their "Mother Ethiopia," and they worked
Flag_of_Eritrea
2013 studio album by Haystak and JellyRoll
Production was handled by Oktaine, Street Empire, Slam, Bandplay, Pee Wee, Shape Shifta, and Thomas "Greenway" Toner a.k.a. T-Stoner. It features guest appearances
Business as Usual (Haystak & Jelly Roll album)
Business_as_Usual_(Haystak_&_Jelly_Roll_album)
Government ministry of Kenya
Kenya Defence Forces. It is currently headed by Soipan Tuya. During the Shifta War, a centralized high command was established, however the Ministry of
Ministry_of_Defence_(Kenya)
end of British colonial rule in Kenya, Somalis in the region fought the Shifta War against Kenyan troops to join their kin in the Somali Republic to the
Demographics_of_Kenya
Kenyan rebel
National Union Lancaster House Conferences (Kenya) Early post-independence Shifta War Pio Gama Pinto Bildad Kaggia Kenya People's Union 'Little general election'
Mekatilili_Wa_Menza
Pair of dangerous lions in the Tsavo region of Kenya in 1898
National Union Lancaster House Conferences (Kenya) Early post-independence Shifta War Pio Gama Pinto Bildad Kaggia Kenya People's Union 'Little general election'
Tsavo_Man-Eaters
Somali politician and businessman
one of the leading figures in the intellectual war against Kenya while Shifta fighters fought the Kenyan military. This is part of his broadcast statement
Michael_Mariano
Fort located on Mombasa Island, Kenya
National Union Lancaster House Conferences (Kenya) Early post-independence Shifta War Pio Gama Pinto Bildad Kaggia Kenya People's Union 'Little general election'
Fort_Jesus
2015 Al-Shabaab shooting in Kenya
National Union Lancaster House Conferences (Kenya) Early post-independence Shifta War Pio Gama Pinto Bildad Kaggia Kenya People's Union 'Little general election'
Garissa University College attack
Garissa_University_College_attack
Russian defector to Canada (1919–1982)
Assassination of John F. Kennedy Aden Emergency Cyprus crisis of 1963–1964 Shifta War Mexican Dirty War Tlatelolco massacre Guatemalan Civil War Colombian
Igor_Gouzenko
Emperor of Ethiopia from 1606 to 1632
Susenyos and other would be claimants were forced into exile. As a wandering shifta prince, Susenyos with a few faithful followers took refuge in Gojjam and
Susenyos_I
1989 deaths of Romanian leader and his wife
Assassination of John F. Kennedy Aden Emergency Cyprus crisis of 1963–1964 Shifta War Mexican Dirty War Tlatelolco massacre Guatemalan Civil War Colombian
Trial and execution of Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu
Trial_and_execution_of_Nicolae_and_Elena_Ceaușescu
Emperor of Ethiopia from 1855 to 1868
controlled Gondar and the Emperor. Kassa began his career in this era as a shifta (outlaw), but after amassing a sizable force of followers, was able to not
Tewodros_II
President of Kenya from 1964 to 1978
clashed with Somali separatists in the North Eastern Province during the Shifta War. His government pursued capitalist economic policies and the "Africanisation"
Jomo_Kenyatta
Military unit
When the Somali Republic gained independence in 1960, it took part in the Shifta War when the battalion was notably commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Jackson
3_Kenya_Rifles
Military campaign, 1832–1848
1830s and early 1840s, Egyptian Sudan would become the target of Ethiopian shifta (bandits) who plundered Egyptian caravans and disrupted trade in the region
Ethiopian–Ottoman border conflict
Ethiopian–Ottoman_border_conflict
Italian American anthropologist
2014). Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Kenya: A Social History of the Shifta Conflict, C. 1963-1968. BRILL. pp. 70–. ISBN 978-90-04-28308-4. Catherine
Catherine_L._Besteman
Shift operator in computer programming
>> Ada Shift_Left Shift_Right_Arithmetic Kotlin shl shr Fortran SHIFTL SHIFTA Standard ML << ~>> Verilog <<< >>> OpenVMS macro language @ Scheme arithmetic-shift
Arithmetic_shift
Kenyan citizens and residents of Somali descent
measures designed to frustrate their efforts in what came to be known as the Shifta War. Many Somalis advocated for a Greater Somalia. Proponents of Pan-Somali
Somalis_in_Kenya
British forces put down the rebellion Not applicable 12,000– 20,000+ Disputed Shifta War (1963–1967) Kenya NFDLM Victory Rebels disarm and surrender Jomo Kenyatta
List_of_wars_involving_Kenya
Culture of the Kurdish people
layer of mashed pudding rice), Ser u pe (goats head, tongue and feet), shifta (meat patties), are traditional Kurdish foods. Lamb and chicken have been
Kurdish_culture
Books of the Tarzan series of Edgar Rice Burroughs
the lost city of Athne (whom he rescues from a group of bandits known as shiftas), the City of Ivory and capital of the land of Thenar, Tarzan is captured
Tarzan_(book_series)
secessionists and unionists in Somalia Somali–Kenyan conflict (from 1963) Shifta War (1963–1967), separatist insurgency by ethnic Somalis in Kenya 1970 Zeila
Conflicts in the Horn of Africa
Conflicts_in_the_Horn_of_Africa
1936 attack in Ethiopia
chancery of the embassy of the United States to the Ethiopian Empire by shiftas. It occurred in early May 1936 following the collapse of the Ethiopian
Attack on the United States embassy in Addis Ababa
Attack_on_the_United_States_embassy_in_Addis_Ababa
Somali politician; President of Somalia from 1960 to 1967
territories. Notable incidents include the 1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War, the Shifta War of Kenya, the Front de Libération de la Côte des Somalis battle for
Aden_Adde
Abandoned Railway Line in Iraq
Shammaiya 19 Sidaira 22 Safwa 26 Sha'ura 32 Mile 20 41 Khan Bani Sa'ad 49 Shifta 59 Baquba 65 Jassimiya 73 Abu Hawa 80 Um Aisha 86 Abu Jisra 92.5 Abu Saida
IRR_Eastern_Line
Norwegian airline
Kenya, where there was a lot of need for aviation personnel because of the Shifta War. The last C-47 was sold in 1961. Heavy maintenance was thereafter subcontracted
Fred._Olsen_Airtransport
World War II campaign against Italy from 1940 to 1941
and were effective scouts and saboteurs, although sometimes confused with Shifta, marauders who plundered and murdered at will. Once Italy entered the war
East African campaign (World War II)
East_African_campaign_(World_War_II)
List of a wikimedia project
1960 Mau Mau Uprising 1963 – present Somali–Kenyan conflict 1963 – 1967 Shifta War 1982 1982 Kenyan coup attempt 1987 – 1990 Kenyan-Ugandan border conflict
List_of_conflicts_in_Africa
Any non-standard military organization
African auxiliaries to German and British colonial armies. Selbstschutz Shifta – local militia in the Horn of Africa, Snapphane Trenck's Pandurs – Habsburg
Irregular_military
Paramilitary security organization
national security, by carrying out counter-insurgency assignments against Shifta rebels in northern Kenya. In 1978, the officer rank of inspector was introduced
Administration_Police
Ethnic group
(2014-10-13). Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Kenya: A Social History of the Shifta Conflict, c. 1963-1968. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-28308-4. Schlee, Günther;
Gabra_people
Bantu ethnic group in Kenya & Somalia
the post-independence authorities confiscated their weapons. Prior to the shifta conflicts, there were roughly a dozen villages between Mkokotoni and Kiunga
Bajuni_people
British protectorate in Africa from 1895 to 1920
National Union Lancaster House Conferences (Kenya) Early post-independence Shifta War Pio Gama Pinto Bildad Kaggia Kenya People's Union 'Little general election'
East_Africa_Protectorate
Military unit
"Ngao Ya Taifa" Engagements Second World War (as King's African Rifles) Shifta War (1963–67) Mount Elgon insurgency (2005-08) Operation Linda Nchi (2011–12)
Kenya_Army
Most of their livestock was killed by the government forces during the Shifta War (1963–1967), reducing many Sakuye to poverty. The traditional camel-oriented
Sakuye_people
Organisation in Kenya
marginalization and political violence, including the 1982 attempted coup d'état, the Shifta War, and the 2007 post-election violence. The toll of the 2007 post-election
Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission of Kenya
Truth,_Justice_and_Reconciliation_Commission_of_Kenya
Iraqi outlaws historically active in Baghdad
used to hang a khanjar from her belt to threaten people with. 'Ayyarun Shifta Harb, Tariq (25 April 2018). "When a miscreant was in Baghdad, he would
Shaqawat_Baghdad
British writer and illustrator
1955) J. M. Scott, White Magic (Methuen, 1955) Reginald Forbes-Watson, Shifta! (OUP, 1958) H. W. Longfellow, The Song of Hiawatha (J. M. Dent and Sons
Joan_Kiddell-Monroe
Air warfare branch of the Somali Armed Forces
"Lean on each other" Ensign Engagements 1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War Shifta War Ogaden War 1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War Somali Civil War Commanders
Somali_Air_Force
British colonial railway in Uganda
National Union Lancaster House Conferences (Kenya) Early post-independence Shifta War Pio Gama Pinto Bildad Kaggia Kenya People's Union 'Little general election'
Uganda_Railway
Subgroup of Oromo ethnic group in Ethiopia
areas were infested with bands of Shifta, who often raided the trade routes between Ethiopia and Sudan. One of the Shifta leaders, Kassa Hailu who was a
Yejju
Armed forces of the Federal Republic of Somalia
Foreign suppliers See Equipment below Related articles History See list Shifta War 1964 Ethiopian–Somali Border War Somali invasion of Ogaden Ogaden War
Somali_Armed_Forces
Retrieved 14 March 2023. Select 2011年12月 on the drop-down menu You & I - EP by Shifta, 24 October 2016, retrieved 14 March 2023 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's
Che'Nelle_discography
District in Tigray Region, Ethiopia
TPLF-held territory without paying a heavy cost to mobilize the feudal and shifta elements in the central region and beyond." Based on the 2007 Census conducted
La'ilay_Adiyabo
Town between Ethiopia–Djibouti border
feigned to go to Jaldessa but headed for Dewele instead, to mislead potential shifta or bandits. During the Djibouti Civil War, Ethiopians who were living in
Dewele
2013 terrorist attack in Nairobi, Kenya
National Union Lancaster House Conferences (Kenya) Early post-independence Shifta War Pio Gama Pinto Bildad Kaggia Kenya People's Union 'Little general election'
Westgate_shopping_mall_attack
Principal fighting arms of the Kenya Army
to the North Eastern Province to counter Somali separatists during the Shifta War. The unit gained repute in the Kenya Army for its performance in combat
Kenya_Army_Infantry
Australian singer-songwriter (born 1982)
Artwork for "You & I" by Shifta and Che'Nelle (2016)
Che'Nelle
National Union Lancaster House Conferences (Kenya) Early post-independence Shifta War Pio Gama Pinto Bildad Kaggia Kenya People's Union 'Little general election'
Terrorism_in_Kenya
Bilateral relations
The talks come following fighting between Sudanese Army and Ethiopian Shifta forces on farmlands in the border area, as well as following the tens of
Ethiopia–Sudan_relations
National Union Lancaster House Conferences (Kenya) Early post-independence Shifta War Pio Gama Pinto Bildad Kaggia Kenya People's Union 'Little general election'
History_of_Kenya
Eritrean and Ethiopian politician
Executive of Eritrea, to resign after he suspended habeas corpus to combat shifta activity. Asfaha was elected by the Eritrean Assembly to succeed Tedla in
Asfaha_Woldemikael
Massacre of ethnic Somali by Kenyan security
Kenyan security personnel in the 1960s in Isiolo County, Kenya. During the Shifta War in the 1960s, civilians of the Kenyan Somali community were murdered
Isiolo_massacre
2010 song by TEE
version commercially released by Toko Furuuchi. Che'Nelle collaborated with Shifta and featured the song on their joint mini-album "You and I". Che'Nelle also
Baby_I_Love_You_(TEE_song)
Unsuccessful 1986 Soviet-American diplomatic summit
Assassination of John F. Kennedy Aden Emergency Cyprus crisis of 1963–1964 Shifta War Mexican Dirty War Tlatelolco massacre Guatemalan Civil War Colombian
Reykjavík_Summit
declared. The Kenyan Northern Frontier District also saw conflict during the Shifta War (1963–1967) when a secessionist conflict in which ethnic Somalis in
List of irredentist claims or disputes
List_of_irredentist_claims_or_disputes
Eritrean resistance leader (died 1894)
precipitated by raiding of the area. Bahta and his brothers then became shiftas and made their base at Agameda in the Saho lowlands where they raided the
Bahta_Hagos
UNESCO World Heritage site in Kenya
National Union Lancaster House Conferences (Kenya) Early post-independence Shifta War Pio Gama Pinto Bildad Kaggia Kenya People's Union 'Little general election'
Ruins_of_Gedi
Resettlement of people into designated villages by government or military authorities
"Manyatta" strategy of independent Kenya against ethnic Somalis during the Shifta War. However, forced resettlement may sometimes be counter-productive where
Villagization
Ethiopian military commander (1912–1945)
intimidate the locals. After the death of his father, Belay became a well known shifta (bandit) and was joined by some male members of his family. In 1935, Belay
Belay_Zeleke
National Union Lancaster House Conferences (Kenya) Early post-independence Shifta War Pio Gama Pinto Bildad Kaggia Kenya People's Union 'Little general election'
Kenya_in_World_War_II
Rapid changes of peasants in Ethiopia during the Derg regime
distance increased from the core, explains the prevalence of shifta in these areas. Shifta groups operated with little threat from established authority
Peasant revolution in Ethiopia
Peasant_revolution_in_Ethiopia
List of wars from 1945 to 1989
Protectorate of South Arabia FLOSY Supported by: United Arab Republic 1963 1967 Shifta War Part of the Somali–Kenyan conflict Kenya Colony (until Dec. 1963) Kenya
List_of_wars:_1945–1989
Ethiopian resistance fighters during Italian East Africa
the campaign further south. The Italians began referring to the rebels as shifta, which roughly translates from Amharic to English as "bandit"; the word
Arbegnoch
British conservationist (1945–2022)
the animals on his game reserve Kora from dangerous poachers and deadly shifta bandits. [3] [4][5] Jackman, Brian (6 February 2001), "Tanzania: The lion
Tony_Fitzjohn
Military unit
apart from "a small administrative rear element" left the country. Anti-"Shifta" (anti-pro-independence Northern Frontier District Somali partisans) operations
East_Africa_Command
Place in North Eastern Province, Kenya
from the border of Somalia. Shakani is a Somali settlement. During the Shifta War after Kenyan independence in the 1960s, residents in 12 local villages
Shakani
Former province in Ethiopia
his victory at the Battle of Gur Amba (27 September 1852), sometimes as a shifta, or outlaw. Rubenson, Sven (1966). King of Kings: Tewodros of Ethiopia.
Qwara_Province
National ground force of Ethiopian Empire
Ethiopian Civil War. Emperor Selassie authorized the recruitment of many shifta in the Territorial Army during its existence. Over time, it was gradually
Territorial_Army_(Ethiopia)
Archaeological site in Kenya
National Union Lancaster House Conferences (Kenya) Early post-independence Shifta War Pio Gama Pinto Bildad Kaggia Kenya People's Union 'Little general election'
Olorgesailie
Kenyan military operation (2011–2012)
National Union Lancaster House Conferences (Kenya) Early post-independence Shifta War Pio Gama Pinto Bildad Kaggia Kenya People's Union 'Little general election'
Operation_Linda_Nchi
2014 attacks in Mpeketoni, Kenya
National Union Lancaster House Conferences (Kenya) Early post-independence Shifta War Pio Gama Pinto Bildad Kaggia Kenya People's Union 'Little general election'
Mpeketoni_attacks
Commercial trade association (1888–1896)
National Union Lancaster House Conferences (Kenya) Early post-independence Shifta War Pio Gama Pinto Bildad Kaggia Kenya People's Union 'Little general election'
Imperial British East Africa Company
Imperial_British_East_Africa_Company
Kenyan politician (1895–1970)
National Union Lancaster House Conferences (Kenya) Early post-independence Shifta War Pio Gama Pinto Bildad Kaggia Kenya People's Union 'Little general election'
Harry_Thuku
SHIFTA
SHIFTA
SHIFTA
SHIFTA
Girl/Female
Hindu
Full of Honey, Sweet person
Biblical
mourning of thorns,meadow of the acacias
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : from a personal name, Hamo(n), which is generally from a continental Germanic name Haimo, a short form of various compound names beginning with haim ‘home’, although it could also be from the Old Norse personal name Hámundr, composed of the elements hár ‘high’ + mund ‘protection’. As an Irish name it is generally an importation from England, but has also been used to represent Hamill 3 and, more rarely, McCammon.
Girl/Female
British, English
From the Red Cliff
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Sweet
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Pear Tree
Boy/Male
English American Celtic
Fair; handsome. Also both a (noble, bright) and an abbreviation of names beginning with Al-.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Arthur was a great king lives in th century
Boy/Male
British, English
From Thor's Meadow
SHIFTA
SHIFTA
SHIFTA
SHIFTA
SHIFTA
a.
Admitting of being shifted.