Downfall of the Derg (holiday)
National holiday in Ethiopia celebrating on 28 May / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Downfall of the Derg (Amharic: ደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን) is a national holiday in Ethiopia celebrated on 28 May in commemoration of the fall of communist military junta Derg by the rebel coalition Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) in 1991.[1][2][3] The day also pay homage to victims of the Ethiopian Civil War casualties and the Red Terror. Visitors often visited memorial places in this day such as "Red Terror" Martyrs' Memorial Museum in Addis Ababa.[2][4]
Quick Facts Observed by, Type ...
Downfall of the Derg | |
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Observed by | Ethiopia Eritrea |
Type | National |
Significance | Fall of the Derg |
Date | 28 May |
Frequency | Annual |
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