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How Ethiopian rebels took power in 1991
In 1991 a Tigrayan-led rebel movement took power in Addis Ababa ending years of war in Ethiopia.
In May 1991, the brutal Ethiopian dictator, Colonel Mengistu and his miltary regime were on the verge of collapse after years of civil war. The end came when a Tigrayan-led rebel movement advanced on the capital Addis Ababa and took power. They would rule for Ethiopia for decades. In 2014, we spoke to an American diplomat who witnessed the end of Ethiopia's civil war. Photo: EPRDF rebels in Addis Ababa, 28 May, 1991.
Photo: Rebels in Addis Ababa (BBC)
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