Bekere Godana was a king of the Leqa Neqemte one of the realms of the Oromo in the mid-19th century, ruled 1841–1868. He was the first of the kings to establish

Nekemte Nekemte, also spelled as Neqemte (, Amharic: ነቀምት), is a market town and separate woreda in western Ethiopia. Located in the East Welega Zone of the Oromia Region, Nekemte has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 2,088 met ...

as his capital. His rule ended in 1868 when he was succeeded by his son Moroda Bekere. Godara established his the state or polity of Leqa Nekemte in 1841, extending his rule of Neqemte over a larger area beyond the borders of the city itself. He came to power as the leader of the Oromo gada system in the city of Neqemte.[Ta'a, Tesema. "The Process of Urbanization in Wollega, Western Ethiopia: The Case of Neqemte." Journal of Ethiopian Studies 26, no. 1 (1993): 59-72. Accessed April 29, 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/41966012. p. 63]

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Philip Brooks. ''Ethiopia''. p. 615
*Ta'a, Tesema. "The Process of Urbanization in Wollega, Western Ethiopia: The Case of Neqemte." Journal of Ethiopian Studies 26, no. 1 (1993): 59–72. Accessed April 28, 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/41966012. Year of birth missing Year of death missing Ethiopian monarchy Rulers of Leqa Naqamte {{Ethiopia-bio-stub