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What were the two major external threats faced by Mengistu's government?

  • The Eritrean People's Liberation Front and the Somali invasion

  • The Ogaden War and the famine of 1983-1985

  • The fall of the Solomonic dynasty and the rise of the Derg

  • The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party and the All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement

Answer

The two major external threats faced by Mengistu's government were the Eritrean People's Liberation Front and the Somali invasion. The EPLF was a rebel group that fought for the independence of Eritrea from Ethiopia. The Somali invasion was an attempt by Somalia to annex the Ogaden region of Ethiopia. Both of these threats posed a serious challenge to Mengistu's government and required a significant amount of resources to combat.
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