The Derg (or Dergue; Amharic: ደርግ, lit. 'committee' or 'council'), officially the Provisional Military Administrative Council (PMAC), [4][5] was the military junta that ruled Ethiopia, including present-day Eritrea, from 1974 to 1987, when they formally "civilianized" the administration although remained in power until 1991. [6]

The Derg, Common Derg or Dergue (Ge'ez: ደርግ, meaning "committee" or "council") is the short name of the Coordinating Committee of the Armed Forces, Police and Territorial Army that ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1987.

The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) (Amharic: የኢፌዲሪ መከላከያ ሠራዊት, romanized: Ye'īfēdērī mekelakeya šerawīt, lit. 'FDRE Defense Force') is the combined military force of Ethiopia. ENDF is consisted of 10 command forces which is controlled by the Chief of General Staff. Supreme Commander – Taye Atske Selassie.

The fall of the Derg was a military campaign that resulted in the defeat of the ruling Marxist–Leninist military junta, the Derg, by the rebel coalition Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) on 28 May 1991 in Addis Ababa, ending the Ethiopian Civil War.

Nov 23, 2015 · Assembling an Army of poorly armed and trained conscripts, in May 1976 the Derg launched an offensive in the Asmara area and Ak’ordat corridor, and against the ELF in southern Eritrea.

The Derg Peoples Army was the army of Derg in Ethiopia. The Coordinating Committee of the Armed Forces, Police, and Territorial Army, or the Derg (Amharic "Committee"), was officially announced 28...

An internal struggle for power took place within the Derg; then the unknown figure, Mengistu Hailemariam, eventually emerged as an undisputed and ruthless leader. He executed Brigadier-General Teferi Benti and other high ranking officers and became the leader of the Derg.

The downfall of the Derg, a military junta that ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1991, marks a significant chapter in Ethiopian history. The term 'Derg' translates to 'committee' in Amharic, and it refers to the Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia.

The Derg's ultimate aim was the creation of a one-party system. To accomplish its goals, the Derg established an intermediary organ called the Provisional Office for Mass Organization Affairs...

Sep 27, 2018 · This chapter delves into the background to the 1974 popular revolution and the replacement of the aristocratic feudal monarchy with the military dictatorship. It also highlights the first period of the Derg Derg regime,...