The Ethiopian Revolution : From a Monarchical Autocracy to a Military Oligarchy Book

	Foreword
	Preface and Acknowledgement
	Abbreviations
	Glossary of Terms
	List of Illustrations
Ch. 1	Historical Perspective	1
	From the Aksumite Period to the End of Zemene Mesafint	1
	The Reign of Emperor Tewodros II (1855-68)	16
	The Reign of Emperor Yohannis IV (1872-89)	21
	The Reign of Emperor Menilek II (1889-1913)	27
	Succession to Menilek	36
	The First Part of the Reign of Emperor Haile Selassie I (1930-35)	37
	The Italian Occupation of Ethiopia (1935-41)	38
	The Second Part of the Reign of Emperor Haile Selassie I (1941-1974)	41
Ch. 2	The Price of Modernisation	54
	Institutional Changes	54
	The Economy	58
	The Working Class	63
	The Intelligentsia	66
	The Peasantry	69
	Ethnicity	70
	The Problem in Eritrea	72
	The Problem of the Ogaden Region	74
	External Relations	77
Ch. 3	From an Absolute Monarchy to a Military Dictatorship	86
	Mutiny and Urban Revolt	86
	The Cabinet Resigns	93
	The Emperor Appoints a New Prime Minister	94
	Government-CELU Agreement	96
	Employers' Federation Challenges Government-CELU Agreement	99
	More Strikes, Demonstrations and Purges	99
	Creation of a Committee and a High Security Commission	102
	An Inquiry Commission	103
	A Constitution Drafting Conference	106
	Co-ordinating Committee Steps up Arrests of Officials	118
	Formation of the Dergue	121
	The Dergue Proposes a New Prime Minister	122
	A Campaign of Vilification Against the Emperor	124
	The Dergue Deposes the Emperor and Assumes Power	127
	Public Support for the Dergue	130
	National Advisory Shengo	131
	Opposition to the Rule of the Dergue	133
	Ethiopia Tikdem Redefined	135
	Competition for Leadership of the Dergue	138
Ch. 4	Critical Stage of the Revolution	147
	Appointment of a New Chairman for the Dergue	147
	Yelewit Hawariat (Apostles of Change)	148
	National Work Campaign for Development Through Co-operation (Zemecha)	149
	Hibretesebawinet (Ethiopian Socialism)	152
	The New Economic Policy	156
	Nationalisation of Rural Land	158
	Nationalisation of Urban Land and Extra Houses	163
	New Labour Law	165
	Implications of the Gains of the Revolution	166
	Marxist-Leninist Organisations Join the Revolution	171
	POMOA Controls Mass Organisations	176
	Relapse into Power Struggle and Purges	179
	The Purge of the Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church	183
	Revolutionaries Compete for Power	184
	Restructuring of the Dergue	186
	Internal and External Threats	193
	Socialist Countries Express Solidarity and Support	204
	Control of the People's Office for Mass Organisational Affairs	207
	Confrontation with the Sudan and Somalia	209
	The Campaign in Eritrea	217
	Reconstruction and Rehabilitation of the National Economy	218
	National Literacy Campaign	221
Ch. 5	Major Political Developments of the Revolution	229
	A Prelude to the Formation of a Vanguard Party	229
	COPWE's Plan of Work	240
	Formation of a Vanguard Party	253
	Turning a Blind Eye to Famine	259
	Settlement Scheme	260
	Villagisation	267
Ch. 6	The People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia	274
	Constitutional Development	274
	War and Peace	284
	The Coup d'etat of the Generals	295
	Too Little Too Late	300
	Measures Taken in Desperation	305
	The Flight of the President	311
	The London Peace Talks	312
	Bibliography	331
	Index	339