How did Ethiopia fall into dictatorship and war? The Derg seized power in 1974, overthrowing Emperor Haile Selassie - but their rule led to mass killings, economic collapse, and conflict. Discover ...

Exactly 50 years ago, on September 12, 1974, Ethiopia's last emperor, Haile Selassie, was deposed after 44 years in power. A popular uprising and series of nationwide strikes put an end to the ...

Beyond the famine, the West’s involvement in Ethiopia turned into overt political meddling. In 1991, during the fall of the Derg, the U.K. and U.S. orchestrated a peace conference in London that ...

In Maaza Mengiste's first novel, Beneath The Lion's Gaze, she tells the story of a nation at war with itself. Mengiste was born in Ethiopia during the early days of the revolution, which, in 1974 ...

Ethiopia’s broken crown: The fall of Haile Selassie, 50 years on. Fifty years ago the Marxist-Leninist military junta known as the Derg took control of Ethiopia, toppling Emperor Haile Selassie ...

The Derg Trials 19. Internal Political Purges and Related Detentions 21. ... In Africa, these developments signaled the fall from favor of the one-party centralized state and military rule.

Covid means that for a second season in a row, the Lough Derg boats will not be ferrying pilgrims - yet, ... Noel Doran: The astonishing rise and incredible fall of Iris Robinson. 3.

In the 1100s the Augustinian canons took over the running of Station Island, and it became known as “St. Patrick’s Purgatory.” The name came about due to pilgrims in the Middle Ages, who ...

In 1991, after the fall of the last Derg leader, Mengistu Haile Mariam, the 36-year-old Mr Meles (pictured above) took power, becoming Africa’s youngest leader. He had moral authority as a ...

Fifty years ago the Marxist-Leninist military junta known as the Derg took control of Ethiopia, toppling Emperor Haile Selassie and ending a monarchy that had governed the country for 700 years.

Exactly 50 years ago, on September 12, 1974, Ethiopia's last emperor, Haile Selassie, was deposed after 44 years in power. A popular uprising and series of nationwide strikes put an end to the ...