Student movements, urban unrest, and political opposition (1965-1974)

1. Addis Ababa University land-reform march

   Feb 1, 1965Labels: Addis Ababa, Land to

   • ESM
   • Zewde Cambridge

2. Student protest sloganizes "Is poverty a crime?"

   May 1, 1966Labels: Student Activists

   • Zewde Cambridge
   • ESM

3. Student unions coalesce into USUAA

   Jan 1, 1967Labels: USUAA, Addis Ababa

   • NV Database
   • Libcom students

4. Exiled radicals form MEISON clandestinely in Europe

   Aug 1, 1968Labels: MEISON, Ethiopian Student

   • MEISON

5. Climax year of student agitation in Ethiopia

   Jan 1, 1969Labels: 1968 moment

   • Zewde Cambridge

6. Tilahun Gizaw assassinated; funeral crackdown follows

   Dec 28, 1969Labels: Tilahun Gizaw, USUAA

   • Tilahun Gizaw
   • Timeline ebrary

7. Secondary-school teachers strike backs student demands

   Jan 1, 1971Labels: Teachers Strike, Secondary Schools

   • NV Database

8. USUAA effectively suspended by university authorities

   Jan 1, 1972Labels: USUAA, University Authorities

   • NV Database

9. Exiled students found EPRP in West Berlin

   Apr 9, 1972Labels: EPRP, Exiled Students

   • EPRP

10. Student activism mobilizes around the Wollo famine

    Jan 1, 1973Labels: Wollo Famine, Student Activists

    • NV Database
    • Revolution

11. Negele Borana mutiny sparks nationwide unrest

    Jan 12, 1974Labels: Negele Borana, Military Mutiny

    • Revolution
    • GlobalSecurity

12. Addis Ababa taxi drivers and teachers strike

    Feb 1, 1974Labels: Taxi Drivers, Teachers Strike

    • Cambridge Abbink
    • GlobalSecurity

13. CELU general strike amplifies urban opposition

    Mar 1, 1974Labels: CELU, General Strike

    • CELU
    • Libcom strike

14. Nationwide Muslim protest held in Addis Ababa

    Apr 20, 1974Labels: Muslim Protests, Addis Ababa

    • Muslim protests

15. Derg established as Coordinating Committee

    Jun 21, 1974Labels: Derg, Coordinating Committee

    • Derg
    • ENDF

16. Derg publicly announced, consolidating military leverage

    Jun 28, 1974Labels: Derg Announcement

    • Derg
    • Cambridge Abbink

17. Haile Selassie deposed by military coup

    Sep 12, 1974Labels: Haile Selassie, Derg Coup

    • Coup 1974
    • Revolution