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A military coup fails to remove Mengistu Haile Mariam as president of Ethiopia.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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South African History Online. (2012, May 14). A military coup fails to remove Mengistu Haile Mariam as president of Ethiopia.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083324
South African History Online (2012) 'A military coup fails to remove Mengistu Haile Mariam as president of Ethiopia.', South African History Online, 14 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083324 (Accessed: 28 September 2026).
South African History Online, A military coup fails to remove Mengistu Haile Mariam as president of Ethiopia. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083324, (accessed 28 September 2026).
"A military coup fails to remove Mengistu Haile Mariam as president of Ethiopia.." South African History Online, 14 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083324. Accessed 28 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "A military coup fails to remove Mengistu Haile Mariam as president of Ethiopia.." South African History Online. May 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083324.
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