Mengistu Haile Mariam
(1937-)
Former dictator of Ethiopia
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Mengistu Haile Mariam (Amharic: መንግስቱ ኃይለ ማርያም, pronounced born 21 May 1937) is an Ethiopian soldier and politician who was the leader of Ethiopia from 1977 to 1991 and General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Ethiopia from 1984 to 1991. He was the chairman of the Derg, the socialist military junta that governed Ethiopia, from 1977–87, and the President of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (PDRE) from 1987–91. Considered to be one of the most notorious African leaders of the 20th century, Mengistu's reign was infamous for its brutality, autocracy and economic mismanagement.
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27 May 1937 (age 88) "Wollamo Sefer", Holetta
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