What army ranks did Mengistu Haile Mariam hold?
Captain
Lieutenant
Colonel
Army Officer
Answer
Mengistu Haile Mariam was a prominent Ethiopian communist politician and military leader who served as the head of state of Ethiopia from 1974 to 1991. He joined the Ethiopian Army in 1941 and rose through the ranks to become an army officer. He was involved in the Ethiopian Revolution and led the Derg, a military junta that overthrew Emperor Haile Selassie in 1974.
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