Ethiopia: Political power and the military

In: An Indian Ocean Newsletter Publication

Abstract

In September 1984 Ethiopia became the first state in Africa to be ruled by an orthodox marxist-leninist party, the Workers Party of Ethiopia. In the light of that event, this study reveals the nature of political power in this country by presenting a comprehensive review of its most important institutions: the Provisional Military Council (Derg), the Workers Party of Ethiopia, the army, and their close association in the sharing of power. Also of prime significance in a country confronted with internal war, it features a panorama of the political armed and non-armed opposition