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Show 49 Republic to work of Ethiopia" under civilian rule. With power socializing on number of measures every measures were taken during firmly in its hands, the Derg began aspect of life in the country. For the introduced, although none of them next several years, profound were as the first two years of the Revolution. This process of centralization and economic socialization culminated in the adoption of a as a the political Constitution in 1987, which established the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (PDRE). The Constitution established powers to the The importance president. an The Derg regime also of the ethnicity. territorial integrity to deal with it Ethiopia," problem. issue, and indeed the left the in its hold the a In its 1976 as "Program military government spelled explicitly acknowledged principle that power. question." Realizing military government half-heartedly approached far factor. It rather viewed the ethnic accordingly. on and gave strong was one of the wing parties that emerged during as Ethiopian as a problem nationalism and the anointing ethnicity problem the as the most cultural issue, and tried of the National Democratic Revolution out the steps needed to solve the ethnic the principle rallying of self-determination of the cries of the student movement and the Revolution. Article V, section 1 of the document, stated that The right to self-determination of all nationalities will be recognized and No nationality will dominate another one since the duly respected culture, history, languages, and religion of each nationality will have equal in with the spirit of socialism. The unity of accordance recognition Ethiopia's nationalities will be based on the common struggle against feudalism, imperialism, bureaucratic capitalism and all reactionary forces. .... the to steal it from the forces of leftist attempt an of the country, it did not go The program nationalities, finally "legitimized" Because it believed in the supremacy of important political of Shengo (assembly) tried to deal with the "nationalities parties aligned against it, of 835-member national |
