Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia
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The Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia was the Marxist-Leninist military junta, commonly known as the Derg, that ruled Ethiopia after overthrowing the imperial monarchy in the 1970s.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia canonical | 2 |
| Ethiopian socialism | 1 |
| Provisional Government of Ethiopia | 1 |
| imperial government of Haile Selassie I | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marxist–Leninist state
ⓘ
government ⓘ military junta ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Cuba
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Derg
ⓘ
Dergue ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | 1974 Ethiopian Revolution ⓘ |
| capital | Addis Ababa ⓘ |
| chairman | Mengistu Haile Mariam ⓘ |
| claimedToFollow | scientific socialism ⓘ |
| conflict |
Eritrean War of Independence
ⓘ
Ethiopian Civil War ⓘ Ogaden conflict ⓘ
surface form:
Ogaden War
|
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| demographicImpact | large-scale internal displacement ⓘ |
| economicPolicy |
nationalization of land
ⓘ
nationalization of major industries ⓘ |
| endEvent | establishment of the People’s Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| endTime | 1987 ⓘ |
| flag | red flag with star emblem (Derg era) ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyOrientation | pro-Soviet ⓘ |
| governmentType | one-party socialist military regime ⓘ |
| headOfState | Mengistu Haile Mariam ⓘ |
| humanRightsRecord | widespread human rights abuses ⓘ |
| ideology |
Ethiopian socialism
ⓘ
Marxism–Leninism ⓘ communism ⓘ |
| implemented | land reform ⓘ |
| legalForm | provisional government ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Mengistu Haile Mariam ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Amharic ⓘ |
| overthrew | Haile Selassie I ⓘ |
| politicalRepression | Red Terror ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ethiopian Empire ⓘ |
| region | Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Ethiopia
ⓘ
surface form:
People’s Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
|
| significantEvent |
Ogaden conflict
ⓘ
surface form:
1977–1978 Ogaden War against Somalia
Red Terror campaign in Ethiopia ⓘ
surface form:
1977–1978 Red Terror campaign
|
| startEvent | overthrow of the Ethiopian monarchy ⓘ |
| startTime | 1974 ⓘ |
| suppressed |
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Party
monarchist opposition ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| usedSecretPolice | security apparatus targeting political opponents ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ethiopian socialism
this entity surface form:
Provisional Government of Ethiopia
this entity surface form:
imperial government of Haile Selassie I