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What political role did Mengistu Haile Mariam have in Ethiopia from 1977 to 1991?
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Mengistu Haile Mariam was the General Secretary of the Derg, a Marxist-Leninist military junta that ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1991. During his time in office, Mengistu oversaw a period of political repression and economic turmoil. He was eventually overthrown by the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front in 1991.
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