Condolence Letter from the Oromo Studies Association (OSA) on the Passing of Professor Hamdesa Tuso
Dear Members of the Oromo Community, Distinguished Scholars, Friends, and Family of Professor Hamdesa Tuso,
It is with profound sadness and a deep sense of collective loss that the Oromo Studies Association (OSA) received the news of the passing of Professor Hamdesa Tuso, a towering intellectual, a pioneer of Oromo scholarship, and a founding early architect of ourAssociation. His departure marks a profound void in the academic and moral landscape of the Oromo nation and the global scholarly community.
Professor Tuso was instrumental in guiding the association in its formative years. At a time when Oromo history, knowledge, and cultural expression were systematically marginalized, he envisioned and helped establish a durable institutional home for rigorous scholarship, critical inquiry, and collective intellectual empowerment. The continued growth, credibility, and global reach of Oromo scholarship stand today as living manifestations of his foresight, courage, and extraordinary leadership.