"Fall of Addis Ababa" and "Downfall of the Derg" redirect here. For the capture of Addis Ababa by Fascist Italy in 1936, see March of the Iron Will. For the national holiday, see Downfall of the Derg (holiday).
Fall of the Derg
Part of the Ethiopian Civil War
A destroyed T-62 tank outside the Presidential Palace shortly after the fall of the Derg on 28 May 1991
Date
28 May 1991 (1991-05-28)
Location
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Outcome
EPRDF victory
The rebel coalition Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) took control of Addis Ababa
The chairman of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (PDRE) Mengistu Haile Mariam fled to Zimbabwe
Arrest of other Derg officials
EPRDF ordered 24-hour curfew[1]
The fall of the Derg, also known as Downfall of the Derg, was a military campaign that resulted in the defeat of the ruling Marxist–Leninist military junta, the Derg, by the rebel coalition Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) on 28 May 1991 in Addis Ababa, ending the Ethiopian Civil War. The Derg took power after deposing Emperor Haile Selassie and the Solomonic dynasty, an imperial dynasty of Ethiopia that began in 1270. The Derg suffered from insurgency with different factions, and separatist rebel groups since their early rule, beginning with the Ethiopian Civil War. The 1983–1985 famine, the Red Terror, and resettlement and villagization made the Derg unpopular with the majority of Ethiopians tending to support insurgent groups like the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF).
With the establishment of People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in 1987, the Derg government, led by Mengistu Haile Mariam, was subdued by rebel groups due to lack of support from the Soviet Union since 1990.
^Krauss, Clifford (1991-05-28). "ETHIOPIAN REBELS STORM THE CAPITAL AND SEIZE CONTROL". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
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