Ethiopian Empire
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The Ethiopian Empire, historically known as Abyssinia or simply Ethiopia, was a country that encompassed the present-day territories of Ethiopia and Eritrea. It existed from the establishment of the S
Non-contemporary portrait painting of Emperor Yekuno Amlak from the 17th century
Emperor Dawit II (Lebna Dengel)
The Fasil Ghebbi in Gonder
Menelik II at the Battle of Adwa
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
Ethiopian Empire
…of Ethiopia and Eritrea. It existed from the establishment of the Solomonic dynasty by Yekuno Amlak around 1270 until the 1974 coup d'état by the Derg, which ended the reign of the final Emperor, Haile Selassie. In the late 19th century, under Emperor Menelik II, the empire expanded significantly to…
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.