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Summary Of: Derg

the Derg executed and imprisoned tens of thousands of its opponents without trial... The Derg was initially supposed to study the grievances of various military units... In July the Derg obtained key concessions from the Emperor... the Derg began a program of dismantling the imperial government in order to forestall further developments in... The Derg deposed and imprisoned the Emperor on... The Derg chose Lieutenant General... Andom quarreled with the radical elements in the Derg over the issue of a new military offensive in... the Derg removed General Aman from power and executed him along with some supporters and 60 officials... became both the new Chairman of the Derg and head of state... In 1987 the Derg was formally dissolved and the country became the... Many of the Derg members remained in key government posts... The reign of the Derg in Ethiopia is remembered as giving rise to the... when the Derg struggled for authority... Once the Derg had gained victory over these groups... Ethiopia under the Derg became the Socialist bloc... the Derg fulfilled its main slogan of... Although the Derg had little respect during its rule... the Derg announced the National Revolutionary Development Campaign to mobilize human and material resources to transform the... revealed that some of these NGOs were under Derg control or influence... The Derg government officially came to an end in 1987 upon the formation of the PDRE... it was clear that the end of the Derg was now a question of when... WPE and arrested almost all of the prominent Derg officials shortly after... 72 officials of the Derg were found guilty of genocide...

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