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The capital city of Addis Ababa falls to the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, ending both the Derg regime in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Civil War.
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Addis Ababa
Capital and largest city of Ethiopia
Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia, as well as the regional state of Oromia. With an estimated population of 2,739,551 inhabitants as of the 2007 census, it is the largest city in the country and the eleventh-largest in Africa. Addis Ababa is a highly developed and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
1988–2019 Ethiopian ethnic federalist political coalition
The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front was an ethnic federalist political coalition in Ethiopia that existed from 1989 to 2019. It consisted of four political parties: Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), Amhara Democratic Party (ADP), Oromo Democratic Party…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Derg
1974–1987 ruling military junta of Ethiopia
The Derg or Dergue, officially the Provisional Military Administrative Council (PMAC), was the military junta that ruled Ethiopia, including present-day Eritrea, from 1974 to 1987, when they formally "civilianized" the administration although remained in power until 1991.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ethiopia
Country in the Horn of Africa
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ethiopian Civil War
1974–1991 conflict in Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Civil War was a civil war in Ethiopia and present-day Eritrea, fought between the Ethiopian military junta known as the Derg and Ethiopian-Eritrean anti-government rebels from 12 September 1974 to 28 May 1991.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)