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Ethiopian Civil War

1974 CE – 1991 CE

Revolutionary war that replaced Haile Selassie with the Marxist Derg and ended with the regime's collapse after years of insurgency, famine and brutal counterinsurgency.

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1974–1991 conflict in Ethiopia

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Ethiopian Civil War

1974 CE – 1991 CE

Revolutionary war that replaced Haile Selassie with the Marxist Derg and ended with the regime's collapse after years of insurgency, famine and brutal counterinsurgency.

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