Event

Ethiopian Red Terror

1976–1978 · 20th century · Also known as Qey Shibir

The Ethiopian Red Terror was a campaign of violent repression waged by the Derg military government under Mengistu Haile Mariam, at its height in 1977-1978. Aimed chiefly at the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party and other leftist rivals, it involved mass arrests, torture and public displays of the dead. Tens of thousands of people were killed.

Ethiopian Red Terror
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ethiopian Red Terror. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ethiopian-red-terror
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The Epoch Institute. “Ethiopian Red Terror.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ethiopian-red-terror.
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