Fall of the Derg
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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. The Derg took power after deposing Emperor Haile Selassie and the Solomonic dynasty, an imperial dynasty of Ethiopia that began in 1270. The Derg suffered from insurgencies by different factions of separatist rebel groups since its early years, beginning with the Ethiopian Civil War. The 1983–1985 famine, the Red Terror, and resettlement and villagization made the Derg unpopular with the majority of Ethiopians tending to support insurgent groups like the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF).
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 1952 | Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1559 | Battle of Fatagar | battle, Ethiopian Empire, Adal Sultanate | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1960 | 1960 Ethiopian coup attempt | attempted coup d'état | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1989 | 1989 Ethiopian coup d'état attempt | attempted coup d'état | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1991 | Fall of the Derg | battle | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 2000 | Metals and Engineering Corporation | arms industry, company | Wikidata |