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'''Mengistu Haile Mariam''' was the [[Marxist]] leader of [[Ethiopia]] from 1974 to 1991. His regime, known as the [[Derg]], was responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths by [[famine]], forced resettlements and direct murder. Mengistu permitted thousands of Ethiopian [[Jew]]s to resettle in [[Israel]].[http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-4541.html] In 1991, his regime was overthrown and he received asylum in [[Zimbabwe]]. | '''Mengistu Haile Mariam''' was the [[Marxist]] leader of [[Ethiopia]] from 1974 to 1991. His regime, known as the [[Derg]], was responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths by [[famine]], forced resettlements and direct murder. Mengistu permitted thousands of Ethiopian [[Jew]]s to resettle in [[Israel]].[http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-4541.html] In 1991, his regime was overthrown and he received asylum in [[Zimbabwe]]. | ||
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Revision as of 22:36, June 20, 2008
Mengistu Haile Mariam was the Marxist leader of Ethiopia from 1974 to 1991. His regime, known as the Derg, was responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths by famine, forced resettlements and direct murder. Mengistu permitted thousands of Ethiopian Jews to resettle in Israel.[1] In 1991, his regime was overthrown and he received asylum in Zimbabwe.