Ethiopian Derg regime

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf revolutionary
gptkbp:abolished 1975
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Addis_Ababa
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkbp:currency Ethiopian birr
gptkbp:dissolved 1987
gptkbp:endDate 1987
gptkbp:executedBy gptkb:Haile_Selassie
members of the imperial family
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_Ethiopia_(1975–1987)
gptkbp:governmentType revolutionary
one-party state
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ethiopian Derg regime
gptkbp:humanRightsAbuses torture
mass executions
arbitrary detention
gptkbp:ideology Marxism-Leninism
communism
gptkbp:internationalResponse gptkb:Cuba
gptkb:East_Germany
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Tafari_Benti
gptkb:Aman_Andom
gptkb:Mengistu_Haile_Mariam
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Ogaden_War
gptkb:Red_Terror
gptkb:famine_of_1983–1985
Ethiopian Civil War
mass displacement
suppression of opposition
abolition of feudal system
nationalization of industry
execution of 60 former officials (1974)
establishment of Provisional Military Administrative Council
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Tafari_Benti
gptkb:Aman_Andom
gptkb:Mengistu_Haile_Mariam
gptkbp:notablePolicy collectivization
forced resettlement
land nationalization
villagization
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Amharic
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Eritrean_People's_Liberation_Front
gptkb:Ethiopian_People's_Revolutionary_Party
gptkb:Tigray_People's_Liberation_Front
gptkbp:population about 40 million (1980s)
gptkbp:predecessor Ethiopian Empire
gptkbp:startDate 1974
gptkbp:successor gptkb:People's_Democratic_Republic_of_Ethiopia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Nakfa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7