14h 21min, sep 5, 1974 y - Emperor Haile Seladdie overthrown by Marxist-Leninist Colonel Mengitsu Haile Mariam
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ETHIOPIA
Mariam felt he could appeal to USSR and Cuba for support on ideological grounds after Somali interventions
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14h 21min, sep 5, 1974 y
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~ 49 years ago