Derg

military junta that ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1987
Organization provisional_government Q828005
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Derg

Summary

Derg is a provisional government[1]. Derg ranks in the top 2% of provisional_government entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,343 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Derg is in the country of Ethiopia[3].
  • Derg's continent is recorded as Africa[4].
  • Derg's instance of is recorded as provisional government[5].
  • Derg's instance of is recorded as military government[6].
  • Derg's instance of is recorded as military junta[7].
  • Derg's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity[8].
  • Derg's capital is recorded as Addis Ababa[9].
  • Derg's official language is recorded as Q28244[10].
  • Derg's currency is recorded as bir[11].
  • Derg's flag image is recorded as Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987).svg[12].
  • Derg's anthem is recorded as Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first[13].
  • Derg's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of the Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia.svg[14].
  • Derg's basic form of government is recorded as unitary state[15].
  • Derg's seal image is recorded as Emblem of the Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia.svg[16].
  • Derg's flag is recorded as flag of Ethiopia[17].
  • Derg's coat of arms is recorded as Emblem of Ethiopia[18].
  • Derg's locator map image is recorded as Ethiopia in its region (before 1993).svg[19].
  • +1974-06-28T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Derg[20].
  • Derg was dissolved in +1987-02-22T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Derg's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03sjst[22].
  • Derg's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'am', 'text': 'የኅብረተሰብአዊት ኢትዮጵያ ጊዜያዊ ወታደራዊ መንግሥት'}[23].
  • Derg's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'am', 'text': 'የኅብረተሰብአዊት ኢትዮጵያ ጊዜያዊ ወታደራዊ መንግሥት'}[24].
  • Derg's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 2333693[25].
  • Derg's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ethiopia[26].
  • Derg's located in the present-day administrative territorial entity is recorded as Eritrea[27].

Body

Founding

+1974-06-28T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Derg[20].

Identity

Derg's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'am', 'text': 'የኅብረተሰብአዊት ኢትዮጵያ ጊዜያዊ ወታደራዊ መንግሥት'}[23].

Dissolution

Derg was dissolved in +1987-02-22T00:00:00Z[21].

Why It Matters

Derg ranks in the top 2% of provisional_government entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,343 views/month).[2] Derg has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Derg is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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