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started about ten weeks before the massacre. Before this point, the Derg was able to instill hope among the people that the revolution could remain bloodless. Epitomised by the slogan
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The Ethiopian Revolution 1974–1987: A Transformation from an Aristocratic to a Totalitarian Autocracy
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on the morning of 23 November 1974. The prison was commonly called
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The remaining six were killed in a shootout at the home of General
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government against 60 imprisoned former government officials at
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Ethiopia at Bay: A Personal Account of the Haile Selassie Years
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60 (disambiguation)
Ethiopian Civil War

Kerchele Prison
Addis Ababa
Execution by firing squad
Haile Selassie
Amharic
execution
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Derg
Kerchele Prison
Ethiopian Revolution
Red Terror
Ethiopian Civil War
Mengistu Haile Mariam
Ethiopian Radio
Aklilu Habte-Wold
Endalkachew Makonnen
Abiye Abebe
Asrate Kassa
Iskinder Desta
Mesfin Sileshi
Alem Zewde Tessema
Aman Andom
Aman Mikael Andom
The Ethiopian Revolution 1974–1987: A Transformation from an Aristocratic to a Totalitarian Autocracy
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978-0521430821

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