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

1. Derg deposes Emperor Haile Selassie

   Sep 12, 1974Labels: Derg, Haile Selassie

   • Britannica
   • Coup 1974

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

   Nov 23, 1974Labels: Derg, Imperial officials

   • Britannica
   • Sixty

3. Rural land nationalized under Derg land reform

   Mar 4, 1975Labels: Derg, Land reform

   • Land reform

4. Haile Selassie dies in detention

   Aug 27, 1975Labels: Haile Selassie

   • Britannica

5. Mengistu takes power after lethal Derg showdown

   Feb 3, 1977Labels: Mengistu Haile, Derg

   • Britannica
   • Mengistu

6. Red Terror declared and mass killings intensify

   Apr 17, 1977Labels: Red Terror, Derg

   • Red Terror
   • Britannica

7. Somalia invades Ogaden, starting Ogaden War

   Jul 13, 1977Labels: Ogaden, Somalia

   • Ogaden War
   • Ogaden inv

8. COPWE created as a ruling-party precursor

   Dec 17, 1979Labels: COPWE, Derg

   • COPWE

9. 1983–1985 famine peaks amid war and policy failures

   Jan 1, 1984Labels: Famine 1983, Derg

   • Famine

10. Workers’ Party of Ethiopia founded

    Sep 12, 1984Labels: Workers' Party, WPE

    • WPE
    • Britannica

11. Constitution takes effect; PDRE inaugurated

    Feb 22, 1987Labels: PDRE, Constitution 1987

    • Constitution
    • Referendum

12. Mengistu flees Ethiopia as rebels advance

    May 21, 1991Labels: Mengistu Haile

    • Britannica
    • UPI

13. EPRDF captures Addis Ababa; Derg regime ends

    May 28, 1991Labels: EPRDF, Addis Ababa

    • History com
    • UPI