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...strong army, exert a strong influence in both military matters and the running of government ministries. Lieut. Colonel Mengistu Haile-Mariam, 41, the U.S.-trained officer who presides over the ruling Dergue, or council, holds frequent meetings in the old Imperial Palace with Soviet Ambassador Konstantin Fomichenko. Ethiopia buys virtually all its oil from the Soviet Union, and since 1977 the Soviets have supplied the country with arms and military hardware worth $2 billion. In return, the Soviet Union has a drydock and other naval facilities on the Ethiopian-controlled Dahlak Islands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ethiopia: Communism, African-Style | 7/4/1983 | See Source »

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