The People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia was a unitary communist state that existed in Ethiopia and present-day Eritrea from 1987 to 1991.
Addis Ababa during Derg rule
Tanks in the streets of Addis Ababa after rebels seized the capital
Rebel forces tanks in Addis Abeba, 1991.
Mengistu Haile Mariam
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Mengistu Haile Mariam is an Ethiopian communist revolutionary, military officer, and former statesman who served as the head of state of Ethiopia from 1977 to 1991. He was General Secretary of the Wor
People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
…state in 1984 after five years of preparation. The Workers' Party of Ethiopia (WPE) was founded that same year as a vanguard party led by Derg chairman Mengistu Haile Mariam. The Derg was dissolved with the proclamation of the PDRE, but continued to rule de facto until September when the new government took office, three…
Mengistu in 1977/78
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.