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'In due course, Ethiopia will be a powerful and prosperous country and remain a leader of Africa'

‘In due course, Ethiopia will be a powerful and prosperous country and remain a leader of Africa’

A half century ago, a Marxist-Leninist military junta known as the Derg seized power in Ethiopia, overthrowing Emperor Haile Selassie and a monarchy that had ruled Ethiopia for…

Fifty years after fall of Ethiopia's empire, survivors remember terror of Derg dictatorship

Fifty years after fall of Ethiopia’s empire, survivors remember terror of Derg dictatorship

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…