✦ History

Ethiopian Civil War

September 12, 1974 – June 4, 1991

Result EPLF/TPLF rebel victory

Rebel groups fought the Derg military government of Ethiopia after it overthrew Emperor Haile Selassie. The war ended in 1991 when the rebels took Addis Ababa, and Eritrea later became independent.

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Battles 1

September 1, 1961 – May 29, 1991
Eritrean War of Independence EPLF victory Asmara Isaias Afwerki, Fikre Selassie Wogderess, Mengistu Haile Mariam

Key commanders

Ethiopia 5

Fikre Selassie Wogderess belligerent leader Mengistu Haile Mariam head of state/government Tesfaye Genre Kidan military commander Haile Selassie head of state/government Merid Negussie military commander

Tigray 2

Isaias Afwerki belligerent leader Meles Zenawi belligerent leader

Eastern Bloc 3

Fikre Selassie Wogderess belligerent leader Mengistu Haile Mariam belligerent leader Tesfaye Genre Kidan belligerent leader