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Which party initially aligned itself with the Derg but became its rival?

  • The All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement

  • The Ethiopian People’s Party

  • The Ethiopian Workers' Party

  • The Ethiopian Democratic Party

Answer

The All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement (Meison) was a communist party in Ethiopia which initially aligned itself with the Derg, but later became its rival. Meison was founded in 1974 by a group of Ethiopian students who had been studying in the Soviet Union. The party's ideology was based on Marxism-Leninism, and it advocated for the establishment of a socialist state in Ethiopia.
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