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.

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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

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Ethiopian Empire successorState Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia
Derg ideology Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia
this entity surface form: Ethiopian socialism
Government of Ethiopia predecessor Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia
this entity surface form: Provisional Government of Ethiopia
1974 Ethiopian Revolution replaces Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia
this entity surface form: imperial government of Haile Selassie I
Emperor of Ethiopia succeededBy Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia