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Ethiopia: The Derg Regime and the Red Terror (1974–1991)

Ethiopia: The Derg Regime and the Red Terror (1974–1991)

  1. Mass execution of imperial officials (“Sixty”)

    Labels: Derg, Imperial officials
  2. Rural land nationalized under Derg land reform

    Labels: Derg, Land reform
  3. Haile Selassie dies in detention

    Labels: Haile Selassie
  4. Mengistu takes power after lethal Derg showdown

    Labels: Mengistu Haile, Derg
  5. Red Terror declared and mass killings intensify

    Labels: Red Terror, Derg
  6. COPWE created as a ruling-party precursor

    Labels: COPWE, Derg
  7. 1983–1985 famine peaks amid war and policy failures

    Labels: Famine 1983, Derg
  8. Workers’ Party of Ethiopia founded

    Labels: Workers' Party, WPE
  9. Mengistu flees Ethiopia as rebels advance

    Labels: Mengistu Haile
  10. EPRDF captures Addis Ababa; Derg regime ends

    Labels: EPRDF, Addis Ababa