Dergue
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Dergue
C20: from Amharic, literally, committee
Example Sentences
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The Dergue was led by former dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam, who lives in exile in Zimbabwe.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2017
Even today, long after the fall of the Dergue, Selassie remains a controversial figure in Ethiopia, and many look askance at the Rastafarians who venerate him.
From BBC • Sep. 11, 2014
In 1974, the communist Dergue regime overthrew and imprisoned Selassie - who died the following year - and began purging all vestiges of the imperial dynasty.
From BBC • Sep. 11, 2014
From the rebellious northern province of Eritrea to Ethiopia's southeastern frontier with Somalia, Mengistu and the Dergue face the gravest threat to their despotic rule since they overthrew U.S.-backed Emperor Haile Selassie in 1974.
From Time Magazine Archive
Colonel Mengistu Haile-Mariam, 41, the U.S.-trained officer who presides over the ruling Dergue, or council, holds frequent meetings in the old Imperial Palace with Soviet Ambassador Konstantin Fomichenko.
From Time Magazine Archive
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