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Merid Negussie
Born
21 January 1934 Sululta, Shewa, Ethiopian Empire
Died
16 May 1989(1989-05-16) (aged 55) Addis Ababa, PDR Ethiopia
Allegiance
Ethiopian Empire Derg
Service/branch
Ethiopian Ground Forces
Years of service
1946-1989
Rank
Major General
Battles/wars
Congo Crisis
Eritrean War of Independence
Ogaden War
Ethiopian Civil War
Major General Merid Negussie (Amharic: ሜሪድ ነጉሲ, 1934–1989) was an Ethiopian army commander and member of the Derg regime who was the commander of Ethiopian forces in Eritrea during the Eritrean War of Independence. He was one of the leaders of the failed 1989 Ethiopian coup d'état attempt.
Major General MeridNegussie (Amharic: ሜሪድ ነጉሲ, 1934–1989) was an Ethiopian army commander and member of the Derg regime who was the commander of Ethiopian...
deployed six divisions consisting of 60,000 men under the command of MeridNegussie. After stationing troops around the border of Somalia to block suspected...
Civil War Belligerents EPLF Ethiopia Commanders and leaders Mesfin Hagos MeridNegussie Casualties and losses At least 2,000 dead 400 wounded Unknown...
Eritrean War of Independence Belligerents EPLF ELF Ethiopia Commanders and leaders Petros Solomon MeridNegussie Casualties and losses 550 killed Unknown...
Global Information
Ethiopian Empire 
Derg