Derg
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The Derg or Dergue, officially the Provisional Military Administrative Council, and also often simply known as Socialist Ethiopia, was the military junta that ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1987, when it
Advocacy manifesto of the Derg, published in June 1978
Ethiopian army soldiers rally in support of the Derg; many of them holding advocacy manifestos of the regime.
Mengistu Haile Mariam giving a speech
Ethiopian soldiers at pro-government rally.
Eritrean War of Independence
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The Eritrean War of Independence was an armed conflict and insurgency aimed at achieving self-determination and independence for Eritrea from Ethiopian rule. Starting in 1961, Eritrean insurgents enga
EPLF fighters standing on top of a GAZ-66 gun truck after battle of Nakfa
Mengistu Haile Mariam speech. He became dictator and undisputed leader of Ethiopia in 1977, continuing a brutal campaign to suppress Eritrean separatism.
The war memorial square in Massawa, Eritrea
EPLF fighters in the early 1980s.