Political violence in Ethiopia: some reflections on the 'Red Terror' and its legacies

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Title:	Political violence in Ethiopia: some reflections on the 'Red Terror' and its legacies
Author:	Olika, Tafesse
Year:	2012
Periodical:	Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities (ISSN 1810-4487)
Volume:	8
Issue:	1
Pages:	61-86
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Ethiopia
Subjects:	political violence offences against human rights military regimes
External link:	https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ejossah/article/view/84372
Abstract:	This paper discusses the political violence and the violation of human rights in Ethiopia in the post-Imperial period by examining different but interrelated factors to understand the contexts of the 'Red Terror' during the Derg regime. The paper identifies the institutional and political underpinnings of the transfer of State power from the 'ancien regime' to the military in Ethiopia in 1974. Moreover, it examines the multi-dimensional forces and factors that led to the escalation of political violence/terror and human rights violation in the country under the military regime. Finally, by evaluating the socio-political impacts of the 'Red Terror', the paper brings the discussion to its current relevance. Bibliogr., notes, sum. [Journal abstract]