Talk:Mengistu Haile Mariam/@comment-99.27.94.152-20140627193840

He is the army general military leader dictator communist leader and political leader ruled for 14 years since 1974-91 after the monarchy toppled Emperor/King Haile Selassie from power(1930-74)was backed by Russia Cuba China and South Yemen leader of the Derg(Communist Military Council) until was overthrown by anti-communist revolution pro-democracy rebels ousted the Marxist regime in Ethiopia and exiled in Zimbabwe for 23 years without a country soon Ethiopia becomes a constitutional federal republic/parliamentary democracy after Mengistu Haile Mariam an East African nation is now a free country once again. Thanks for the information. From:Wayne