Hawa Tako, killed in the riot, became an SYL martyr commemorated after independence

Evidence

A statue of an SYL supporter, Hawa Tako, a woman killed by the pro-Italian groups, would grace the city after independence. These events were dubbed the Great Mogadishu Riot of 1948. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 249

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims

• QUESTION: Hawa Tako is a notable female martyr of Somali nationalism worth researching further for the story of women’s roles in the independence movement.

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