Tafari Benti

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Tafari Benti was an Ethiopian military officer and head of state who briefly led the Derg junta during the mid-1970s following the overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie.

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instanceOf Ethiopian politician
head of state
military officer
person
activeInPeriod 1970s
alsoKnownAs Tafari Benti Bekele NERFINISHED
cameToPowerAfter overthrow of Haile Selassie
causeOfDeath execution
countryOfCitizenship Ethiopia NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1921
dateOfDeath 1977-02-03
era Cold War
ethnicGroup Oromo NERFINISHED
fullName Tafari Benti NERFINISHED
governmentTitle Chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council
governmentTypeLed military junta
headOfGovernment Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia NERFINISHED
headOfStateFrom 1974
headOfStateUntil 1977
ideology military socialism
involvedIn Ethiopian Revolution NERFINISHED
killedBy Mengistu Haile Mariam faction of the Derg NERFINISHED
memberOf Derg NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Ethiopian Army NERFINISHED
militaryRank brigadier general
notableEvent purged and executed during internal Derg power struggle
notableFor leading the Derg military junta in mid-1970s
serving as head of state after the overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie
occupation military officer
politician
placeOfBirth Addis Ababa NERFINISHED
Ethiopia NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Addis Ababa NERFINISHED
Ethiopia NERFINISHED
positionHeld Chairman of the Derg NERFINISHED
Head of State of Ethiopia
predecessor Haile Selassie NERFINISHED
religion Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED
replacedOfficeHolder Haile Selassie as head of state
successor Mengistu Haile Mariam NERFINISHED
wasReplacedBy Mengistu Haile Mariam as chairman of the Derg

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Derg leader Tafari Benti