Derg (People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia)

Derg (People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia) was a state in Horn of Africa (North and West Africa) that lasted from 1974 to 1991 CE, about 17 years. Its people spoke Semitic languages (Akkadian, Amorite, Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya).

Marxist military junta under Mengistu Haile Mariam that killed tens of thousands in the Red Terror. Famine in 1983 to 1985 and rebel advances brought it down in 1991.

See Derg (People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia) on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1974 to 1991 CE

Duration

17 years

Type

State

Region

Horn of Africa, North and West Africa

Language family

Semitic

Capital

Addis Ababa

Came from

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE

Became

• Ethiopia 1991 CE to the present

Neighbours in North and West Africa

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE
• Egypt 1953 CE to the present
• Morocco 1956 CE to the present
• Ghana 1957 CE to the present
• Nigeria 1960 CE to the present
• Algeria 1962 CE to the present
• Ethiopia 1991 CE to the present
• Portuguese Cape Verde 1462 to 1975 CE
• Liberia 1847 CE to the present
• Portuguese Guinea 1879 to 1974 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present, Southeast Asia
• Republic of India 1947 CE to the present, South Asia
• People's Republic of China 1949 CE to the present, East Asia
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Europe
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE, Central and North Asia

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