'''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]]. |