Mengistu Haile Mariam
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Mengistu Haile Mariam is an Ethiopian former politician, revolutionary, and military officer who served as the head of state of Ethiopia from 1977 to 1991. He was General Secretary of the Workers' Par
Mengistu in 1977-1978
Fidel Castro meets with Mengistu Haile Mariam in Ethiopia, 1977
Same Mengistu's speech. Moment during which he is throwing a bottle filled with blood.
Propaganda poster, shows Mengistu.
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.