Derg

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The Derg was a Marxist-Leninist military junta that ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1987, known for its authoritarian rule, land reforms, and the violent Red Terror campaign.

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Derg canonical 20

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Marxist-Leninist regime
government of Ethiopia
military junta
abolished feudal land tenure system
monarchy in Ethiopia
armedWing Armed Forces of Ethiopia
surface form: Ethiopian army
cameToPowerBy 1974 Ethiopian Revolution
surface form: 1974 Ethiopian revolution

coup d’état
chairman Mengistu Haile Mariam
country Ethiopia
endTime 1987
followedBy Ethiopia
surface form: People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
foreignPolicy alignment with Eastern Bloc
foreignSupport Cuba
Soviet Union
governmentType authoritarian regime
military dictatorship
headquartersLocation Addis Ababa
ideology Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia
surface form: Ethiopian socialism

Marxism–Leninism
communism
leader Aman Andom
Mengistu Haile Mariam
Tafari Benti
notableEvent Eritrean War of Independence
Ethiopian Civil War
Red Terror
officialLanguage Amharic
opposedBy Eritrean People's Liberation Front
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party
Tigray People's Liberation Front
overthrew Ethiopian Empire
Haile Selassie I
policy collectivization of agriculture
land reform
nationalization of industry
one-party socialist state building
villagization program
politicalRepression Red Terror
precededBy Ethiopian Empire
surface form: Imperial government of Haile Selassie I
replacedBy Ethiopia
surface form: People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Workers' Party of Ethiopia government
significantFamine 1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia
surface form: 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia
significantHumanRightsAbuses forced disappearances
forced resettlement
mass executions
torture
startTime 1974
timePeriod Cold War

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