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Osman Digna
Osman Digna ()(c. 1840 – 1926) was a follower of Muhammad Ahmad, the self-proclaimed Mahdi, in Sudan, who became his best known military commander during the Mahdist War. He is descendant from Abbasid family. As the Mahdi's ablest general, he played an important role in the fate of General Charles George Gordon and the loss of the Sudan to Egypt. In Britain Osman became a notorious figure, both demonised as a savage and respected as a warrior. Winston Churchill describes
Digna
Digna can refer to:
- Osman Digna
- Digna Ochoa
- Digna, Jura, a French commune in the Jura department
- Digna, Tibet
Saint Digna can refer to:
- Roman martyr (see Digna and Emerita)
- One of the Martyrs of Córdoba (9th century).
- In Latin, "digna" means "worthy".