Ethiopian Civil War
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The Ethiopian Civil War was a protracted conflict from 1974 to 1991 between the Marxist Derg regime and various rebel groups, which devastated the country and led to the overthrow of Ethiopia’s military government.
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Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
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civil war → |
| casualties |
hundreds of thousands of people killed
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| consequence |
large-scale human rights abuses
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mass displacement of civilians → political restructuring of Ethiopia into an ethnic federal system → severe economic devastation in Ethiopia → |
| country |
Ethiopia
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| displacedPersons |
millions of internally displaced people
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| endCause |
advance of EPRDF and EPLF forces on Addis Ababa
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collapse of Soviet support to the Derg → military defeat of the Derg → |
| endTime |
1991
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| hasCause |
authoritarian rule of the Derg
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land reform disputes → overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie → social inequality in Ethiopia → |
| ideology |
Eritrean nationalism
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Ethiopian nationalism → Marxism–Leninism → Tigrayan nationalism → communism → |
| location |
Eritrea
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Ethiopia → |
| mainBelligerent |
Derg
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Eritrean People's Liberation Front → Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front → Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party → Oromo Liberation Front → People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia → Tigray People's Liberation Front → |
| opposedBy |
Somalia
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Sudan → United States → |
| opposingForce |
various rebel groups
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| partOf |
Cold War
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| result |
de facto independence of Eritrea
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establishment of a transitional government in Ethiopia → fall of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia → overthrow of the Derg → victory of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front → |
| significantEvent |
1974 Ethiopian Revolution
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1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia → Battle of Shire → London peace talks of 1991 → Ogaden War → Red Terror → fall of Addis Ababa in 1991 → |
| significantPerson |
Haile Selassie
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Isaias Afwerki → Meles Zenawi → Mengistu Haile Mariam → |
| startTime |
1974
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| supportedBy |
Cuba
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South Yemen → Soviet Union → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Armed Forces of Ethiopia
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Operation Joshua → Operation Moses → Operation Solomon → |
conflict |
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Haile Selassie I
("1974 Ethiopian revolution")
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coupDEtat |
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Armed Forces of Cuba
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participatedIn |
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Eritrean War of Independence
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partOf |