Derg - Wikipedia
WEBThe Derg (or Dergue; Amharic: ደርግ, lit. 'committee' or 'council'), officially the Provisional Military Administrative Council (PMAC), [4][5] was the Marxist–Leninist military dictatorship that ruled Ethiopia, then including present-day Eritrea, from 1974 to 1987, when the military leadership or junta formally "civilianized" the administration bu...
Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Debretsion Gebremichael, the man at the …
WEBA former guerrilla fighter who used to jam the communication network of Ethiopian troops, Debretsion Gebremichael is now leading the fight against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government for ...
Ethiopia’s broken crown: The fall of Haile Selassie, 50 years on - RFI
WEBSep 12, 2024 · It's been 50 years since a Marxist-Leninist military junta known as the Derg seized power in Ethiopia. Emperor Haile Selassie was overthrown, ending a monarchy that had ruled Ethiopia for 700 ...
Tigray crisis viewpoint: Why Ethiopia is spiralling out of control - BBC
WEBNov 15, 2020 · Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie was overthrown in a revolution in 1974. A military junta known as the Derg seized power.
Ginbot 20, the Fall of the Derg, and its historical and …
WEBThe overthrow of the Derg led to the establishment of a new government that promised democratic reforms and national reconstruction. The commemoration of Ginbot 20 serves as a reminder of the sacrifices made by countless Tigrayans and other Ethiopians in their struggle for freedom and justice.
Ethiopia still haunted by memory of Derg genocidal regime
WEBMay 6, 2011 · An estimated 1,600 people were killed, others mutilated, and in Chains of Heaven, Philip Marsden's fine account of walking through northern Ethiopia, he reports survivors' memories of the day, the...
Fifty years after fall of Ethiopia's empire, survivors remember terror ...
WEBSep 12, 2024 · A popular uprising and series of nationwide strikes put an end to the monarchy. The military then took over, leading to the feared Derg dictatorship, which remained in power until 1991.
Ethiopian Civil War - Wikipedia
WEBThe Ethiopian Civil War was a civil war in Ethiopia and present-day Eritrea, fought between the Ethiopian military junta known as the Derg and Ethiopian-Eritrean anti-government rebels from 12 September 1974 to 28 May 1991.
War in Ethiopia raises alarm across region as rebels near Addis …
WEBNov 6, 2021 · In 1991, the group, forged in Tigray’s stark mountainous landscape as a guerrilla militia, stormed the city and deposed a Marxist-Leninist regime known as the Derg, which had carried out ethnic...
To Heal, Ethiopia Needs to Confront its Violent Past
WEBMay 28, 2020 · Between 1974 and 1991, the Derg regime, led by Mengistu Hailemariam, killed over 150,000 people including students, academics, and political opponents. The Derg also tortured, forcibly...
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