People of the Revolution and the USSR
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Haile Selassie I ቀዳማዊ ኃይለ ሥላሴ
Moderniser and anti-fascist icon who never touched the land order that finally undid his dynasty
Monarchs and royalty · Ethiopia
1892–1975
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Tafari Benti ተፈሪ በንቲ
Early chairman of the Derg
Government and administration · Ethiopia
1921–1977
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Atnafu Abate አጥናፉ አባተ
The Derg's last independent leader
Military command · Ethiopia
1931–1977
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Mengistu Haile Mariam መንግሥቱ ኃይለ ማርያም
Consolidation of Derg rule
Political and party leadership · Ethiopia
1937–
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Haile Fida ኃይሌ ፊዳ
Ethiopian Marxist leader of MEISON and drafter of the Derg's national-democratic program
Political and party leadership
1939–1979
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Bahru Zewde ባህሩ ዘውዴ
Historian of modern Ethiopia
Scholarship and theory
1947–