Mengistu Haile Mariam

Lt. Col. Mengistu Haile Mariam is a significant figure in Ethiopian history. He was born on May 21, 1937, in Walayitta, Ethiopia. Mengistu came to power following the overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie in 1974, when he became the chairman of the ruling military junta known as the Derg. Mengistu’s regime was characterized by its […]