Mengistu Haile Mariam
Mengistu Haile Mariam is an Ethiopian former politician, revolutionary, and military officer who served as the head of state of Ethiopia from 1977 to 1991. He was General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Ethiopia from 1984 to 1991, chairman of the Derg—the Marxist–Leninist military junta that ruled Ethiopia—from 1977 to 1987, and president of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (PDRE) from 1987 to 1991.
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- Galla-Sidamo Governorate
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- 🏆 Order of the White Lion🏆 Order of the October Revolution🏆 Order of José Martí🏆 Order of Playa Girón
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1937
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