Derg Council

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Provisional_Military_Administrative_Council
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkbp:dissolved 1987
gptkbp:formed 1974
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Addis_Ababa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Derg Council
gptkbp:ideology Marxism-Leninism
revolutionary
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Aman_Andom
gptkb:Mengistu_Haile_Mariam
gptkbp:notableAction restricted civil liberties
nationalized industries
abolished Ethiopian monarchy
aligned with Soviet Union
banned political parties
caused mass displacement
collapsed in 1987
conducted mass executions
controlled media
declared Ethiopia a socialist state
engaged in forced resettlement
established Provisional Military Government
established Revolutionary Military Council
executed former officials
faced internal dissent
faced international condemnation
fought Eritrean War of Independence
fought Ogaden War
implemented land reform
implemented rationing
imposed curfews
initiated collectivization
overthrew Emperor Haile Selassie
received Cuban military support
received Soviet military aid
repressed student movements
responsible for famine exacerbation
suppressed opposition
used military tribunals
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Ethiopian_Revolution
gptkb:Red_Terror
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Atnafu_Abate
gptkb:Tafari_Benti
gptkb:Aman_Andom
gptkb:Mengistu_Haile_Mariam
gptkb:Haile_Fida
Sissay Hapte
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Amharic
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Imperial_Government_of_Ethiopia
gptkbp:successor gptkb:People's_Democratic_Republic_of_Ethiopia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ethiopian_central_government_(historically)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7