The Ethiopian Revolution

1974 revolution Addis Ababa allies Amhara amongst ancien régime Arab areas armed forces army Asmara autonomy campaign capital capitalist CELU cent Christian civilian claim colonial Communist conflict COPWE countries coup crisis Cuba Cuban democratic Derg domination economic Egypt emperor EPLF EPRP EPRP's Eritrean movement established Ethiopia Ethiopian government Ethiopian revolution Ethiopian society ethnic factionalism factors favour February foreign groups guerrilla Haile Selassie Horn of Africa imperial regime independence initial involved issue Italian kebeles land reform later leadership Liberation Front major ME'ISON Mengistu military regimes million mobilization Mogadishu Muslim nationalist nationalities officers Ogaden Ogaden war opposition organization Oromo party PMAC PMAC members PMAC's political POMOA population post-revolutionary pre-capitalist problems programme province question radical regional relations resistance revol revolutionary role Russians sector Siad Barre socialist Somali Soviet Union structure substantial Sudan Third World Tigray Tigrean Tigrinya transformation urban USSR whilst