An old friend of Sally Dawit describes her time as a revolutionary during the rule of Ethiopia’s military government. During the rule of the Derg, Ethiopia’s military government, anyone who ...

For the past few years, the Ethiopian military has undertaken operations ... it set up a committee of officers to head the revolutionary government (“Derg” means “committee” in Amharic).

“If the past has nothing to say to the present, history may go on sleeping undisturbed in the closet where the system keeps its old disguises.” — Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist and ...

On board is the Derg’s nomenklatura. As “Mr TV”, Tsegaye’s job is to complement the military ... regime’s “dirty laundry” in public, however gently. The novel speaks to continuing ...

Reforms aimed at transforming Ethiopia from a centrally planned economy to a market-oriented one were launched in 1991 after the overthrow of the former pro-Soviet Derg regime, boosting the overall ...

August 12, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi ... power after toppling former Mengistu Haile Mariam led Derg regime in 1991 and since ruled the east African state.