What forced the Derg into a union of socialist parties?
The Eritrean People's Liberation Front
The Ogaden War
A failed assassination attempt
The famine of 1983-1985
Answer
The Derg, a group of military officers that ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1991, was forced into a union of socialist parties after a failed assassination attempt on Emperor Haile Selassie in 1975. The attempt, which was carried out by a group of Derg members, was unsuccessful and led to the arrest and execution of several of the plotters.
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