Derg regime

GPTKB entity

Properties (66)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political regime
gptkbp:aimsTo centralize power
eliminate feudal structures
gptkbp:capital Addis Ababa
gptkbp:challenges famine in the 1980s
gptkbp:conflict Eritrean War of Independence
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:People's_Revolutionary_Army
gptkbp:criticism lack of political pluralism
international human rights organizations
gptkbp:dissolved 1991
gptkbp:duration 17 years
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:EPRDF
gptkbp:engagements political purges
gptkbp:established gptkb:People's_Democratic_Republic_of_Ethiopia
state-owned enterprises
revolutionary courts
state control over agriculture
gptkbp:formed 1974
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Derg regime
gptkbp:humanInteraction widespread torture
gptkbp:ideology Marxism-Leninism
to maintain power
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:African_socialism
gptkbp:internationalRelations gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:is_characterized_by political instability
military rule
state surveillance
authoritarian rule
state control of media
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Somalia-Ethiopia_War
regional conflicts
economic mismanagement
education reforms
ethnic conflicts
cultural repression
foreign aid negotiations
military alliances.
international diplomacy efforts
diplomatic relations with other countries
land redistribution policies
gptkbp:is_known_for its military parades
its propaganda films
its secret police
its public speeches
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Cuba
Eastern_Bloc_countries
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Mengistu_Haile_Mariam
gptkbp:notable_event Red Terror
gptkbp:notableFeature nationalization of industries
gptkbp:operates land reform
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Ethiopian_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Ethiopian_People's_Revolutionary_Party
various insurgent groups
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Imperial_Ethiopian_Government
gptkbp:promoted military education
women's rights initiatives
gptkbp:reign gptkb:Ethiopian_Revolution
gptkbp:responsibleFor mass killings
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ethiopian_People's_Revolutionary_Democratic_Front
gptkbp:type military junta
gptkbp:utilizes state propaganda
mass mobilization campaigns
gptkbp:was_marked_by civil unrest
political repression
economic crises