What marked the end of the Solomonic dynasty in Ethiopia?
The rise of the Derg
The death of Emperor Haile Selassie I
The Ethiopian Civil War
The fall of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party
Answer
The Derg was a Marxist–Leninist military junta that ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1987. It was led by Mengistu Haile Mariam, who was appointed as Prime Minister in 1974 after the overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie. The Derg's rise to power marked the end of the Solomonic dynasty, which had ruled Ethiopia for centuries.
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