1989 Ethiopian Coup Attempt
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1989 Ethiopian Coup Attempt
The 1989 Ethiopian coup d'état attempt took place on 16 May 1989, when President of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (PDRE) Mengistu Haile Mariam was out of the country for a four-day state visit to East Germany. Coup The coup attempt was staged by senior military officers, led by former Air Force commander, Major General Fanta Belay and 2nd Revolutionary Army commander, Demessie Bulto; the Minister of Defense, Haile Giyorgis Habte Mariam, was killed by Major General Abera Abebe Abera is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Gezahegne Abera (born 1978), Ethiopian long-distance runner *Abera Kuma (born 1990), Ethiopian long-distance runner *Loza Abera (born 1997), Ethiopian footballer *Mesk ... after refusing to join the revolt. Mengistu returned within 24 hours and nine generals, including the then-current Air Force commander and the Army Chief of Staff, died as the coup was crushed. After being captured, Major General Fanta Bela ...
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Ethiopian Air Force
The Ethiopian Air Force (ETAF) () is the air service branch of the Ethiopian National Defence Force. The ETAF is tasked with protecting the national air space, providing support to ground forces, as well as assisting civil operations during war. History Early years (1929–1935) The origins of the Ethiopian Air Force has been traced to (then Ras) Haile Selassie witnessing a show of the British Royal Air Force in November 1922, in Aden. Having never seen an airplane before, he was captivated by this demonstration of their power and abilities, and spontaneously asked if he could go up in one of the biplanes, proclaiming that it was "very fitting that he, as regent of Abyssinia should be the first Abyssinian to take flight in an aeroplane." As a result of this experience, he advocated the development of the Imperial Ethiopian Air Force. This small air arm began with the delivery of a Potez 25-A2 to the capital Addis Ababa on 18 August 1929. A Junkers W 33c followed on 5 ...
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Ethiopian National Defense Force
The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) () is the combined military force of Ethiopia. ENDF is consisted of 10 command forces which is controlled by the Chief of General Staff. Commanders of the Military Supreme Commander – Taye Atske Selassie Commander in Chief – Abiy Ahmed Ali Chief of the General Staff – Field Marshal Birhanu Jula Gelelcha Deputy Chief of the General Staff – General Abebaw Taddese Asres Notable High Commanders – * General Getachew Gudina Selbana- Chief of the intelligence of the Army * Lieutenant General Alemshet Degife Balcha- Advisor of the CDF and Chief of the Fire Command * Lieutenant General Solomon Etefa Lemu- Chief Commander of South Command * Lieutenant General Mesele Meseret Tegegn- Chief Commander of the Western Command * Lieutenant General Shuma Abdeta Hika- Chief Commander of the Commando and Airborne Command * Lieutenant General Yilma Merdassa Napa- Chief Commander of the Ethiopian Airforce * Lieutenant General Abdura ...
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Conflicts In 1989
Conflict may refer to: Social sciences * Conflict (process), the general pattern of groups dealing with disparate ideas * Conflict continuum from cooperation (low intensity), to contest, to higher intensity (violence and war) * Conflict of interest, involvement in multiple interests which could possibly corrupt the motivation or decision-making * Cultural conflict, a type of conflict that occurs when different cultural values and beliefs clash * Ethnic conflict, a conflict between two or more contending ethnic groups * Group conflict, conflict between groups * Intragroup conflict, conflict within groups * Organizational conflict, discord caused by opposition of needs, values, and interests between people working together * Role conflict, incompatible demands placed upon a person such that compliance with both would be difficult * Social conflict, the struggle for agency or power in something * Work–family conflict, incompatible demands between the work and family roles of ...
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May 1989 In Africa
May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, May in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of November in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. Late May typically marks the start of the summer vacation season in the United States (Memorial Day) and Canada (Victoria Day) that ends on Labor Day, the first Monday of September. May (in Latin, ''Maius'') was named for the Greek goddess Maia (mythology), Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May. Conversely, the Roman poet Ovid provides a second etymology, in which he says that the month of May is named for the ''maiores,'' Latin for "elders", and that the following month (June) is named for the ''iuniores,'' or "young people" (''Fasti VI.88''). Eta Aquariids meteor shower appears in May. It is vi ...
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Attempted Coups In Ethiopia
An attempt to commit a crime occurs if a criminal has an intent to commit a crime and takes a substantial step toward completing the crime, but for reasons not intended by the criminal, the final resulting crime does not occur.''Criminal Law - Cases and Materials'', 7th ed. 2012, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business; John Kaplan (law professor), Robert Weisberg, Guyora Binder, /ref> Attempt to commit a particular crime is a crime, usually considered to be of the same or lesser gravity as the particular crime attempted. Attempt is a type of Inchoate offense, inchoate crime, a crime that is not fully developed. The crime of attempt has two elements, intent and some conduct toward completion of the crime.Defining Attempts: Mandujano's Error, Duke University, Michael R. Fishman/ref> One group of theories in criminal law is that attempt to commit an act occurs when a person comes dangerously close to carrying out a criminal act, and intends to commit the act, but does not commit it. The p ...
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1980s Coups D'état And Coup Attempts
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai, Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. 249) Deaths * Li Jue, Chinese warlord and regen ...
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1989 In Ethiopia
1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin Wall in November, the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and the overthrow of the communist dictatorship in Romania in December; the movement ended in December 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Revolutions against communist governments in Eastern Europe mainly succeeded, but the year also saw the suppression by the Chinese government of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing. It was the year of the first 1989 Brazilian presidential election, Brazilian direct presidential election in 29 years, since the end of the Military dictatorship in Brazil, military government in 1985 that ruled the country for more than twenty years, and marked the redemocratization process's final poin ...
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Abera Abebe
Abera is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Gezahegne Abera (born 1978), Ethiopian long-distance runner *Abera Kuma (born 1990), Ethiopian long-distance runner *Loza Abera (born 1997), Ethiopian footballer *Meskerem Abera (born 1989), Ethiopian activist and journalist *Solomon Abera Solomon Abera Gebremichae (1968–2011) was a press freedom advocate, and detractor of the Afewerki government. He died of cancer in December 2011. Life in Eritrea Before becoming a journalist Abera was a textile worker. Following the Eritrean ... (1968–2011), Ethiopian journalist * Tamirat Tola Abera (born 1991), Ethiopian long-distance runner {{given name, type=both Amharic-language names ...
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Ministry Of Defense (Ethiopia)
The Ministry of Defense () is a cabinet-level office in charge of defense-related matters of Ethiopia. The current minister is Aisha Mohammed (Ethiopian politician), Aisha Mohammed since 2024. History This institution can trace its origins back to the Ministry of War, which Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia, Menelik II established in 1907, and made ''Fitawrari'' Habte Giyorgis Minister over it. Emperor Haile Selassie re-established the Ministry of War in 1942, making ''Ras (title), Ras'' Abebe Aregai its Minister. The Ministry is headed by a civilian minister which is a requirement of Article 87 of the 1995 Constitution of Ethiopia, current constitution of Ethiopia. It was established 23 August 1995 with the passing of Proclamation 4/1995, which also established the other 14 Ministries. On 9 January 2022, a new building of the Ministry of Defense was inaugurated. The five floor building of more than 700 offices and facilities serves now as the headquarters of the ministry, and is ...
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Second Revolutionary Army
The second (symbol: s) is a unit of time derived from the division of the day first into 24 hours, then to 60 minutes, and finally to 60 seconds each (24 × 60 × 60 = 86400). The current and formal definition in the International System of Units (SI) is more precise: The second ..is defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the caesium frequency, Δ''ν''Cs, the unperturbed ground-state hyperfine transition frequency of the caesium 133 atom, to be when expressed in the unit Hz, which is equal to s−1. This current definition was adopted in 1967 when it became feasible to define the second based on fundamental properties of nature with caesium clocks. As the speed of Earth's rotation varies and is slowing ever so slightly, a leap second is added at irregular intervals to civil time to keep clocks in sync with Earth's rotation. The definition that is based on of a rotation of the earth is still used by the Universal Time 1 (UT1) system. Etymology "Minute" comes ...
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Commander Of The Ethiopian Air Force
The Commander of the Ethiopian Air Force is the chief and highest-ranking officer of the Ethiopian Air Force The current commander is Lieutenant General Yilma Merdasa. List of officeholders Source: Ethiopian Empire (1929-1974) * Mischka Babichef (1929–?) * Colonel Hubert Julian (?–May 1935) * Colonel John Robinson (May 1935–?) * Carl Gustaf von Rosen (1947–1962) * (1957–1962) * Brigadier General Asefa Ayana (1962–1967) * Major General Abera Woldemariam Mariam (1967–1974) Derg/PDRE (1974-1991) * General Asefa G. Egzi (1974, 3 months) * Brigadier General Yohannes Woldemariam (1974 – 6 December 1974) * Brigadier General Taye Tilahun (6 December 1974 – 19 September 1977) * Major General Fanta Belay (19 September 1977 – 1987) *Lieutenant General Mengistu kassa (1956–) * Major General Amha Desta (1987 – 17 May 1989) * General Alemayehu Agonafir (1989–1992) Ethiopia (1991-present) * Lieutenant General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) ...
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Coup D'état
A coup d'état (; ; ), or simply a coup , is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership. A self-coup is said to take place when a leader, having come to power through legal means, tries to stay in power through illegal means. By one estimate, there were 457 coup attempts from 1950 to 2010, half of which were successful. Most coup attempts occurred in the mid-1960s, but there were also large numbers of coup attempts in the mid-1970s and the early 1990s. Coups occurring in the post-Cold War period have been more likely to result in democratic systems than Cold War coups, though coups still mostly perpetuate authoritarianism. Many factors may lead to the occurrence of a coup, as well as determine the success or failure of a coup. Once a coup is underway, coup success is driven by coup-makers' ability to get others to believe that the coup attempt will be successful. The number of successful cou ...
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