The Derg (also spelled Dergue; Amharic: ደርግ, lit. 'committee' | True World History
The Derg (also spelled Dergue; Amharic: ደርግ, lit. 'committee' or 'council'), officially the Provisional Military Administrative Council (PMAC),was the military junta that ruled Ethiopia and present-day Eritrea from 1974 to 1987, when the military leadership formally "civilianized" the administration but stayed in power until 1991.
