Mengistu Haile Mariam: Difference between revisions

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|goals = Remain in power (failed) Prevent Eritrea from becoming independent (failed)

|crimes = [[Genocide]] [[Ethnic cleansing]] [[War crimes]] Mass [[murder]] [[Torture]] Oppression

|type of villain = Tyrant

|type of villain = Communist Tyrant Anti-villanous

}}

{{Quote|In this country some aristocratic families automatically categorize people with dark skin, thick lips and kinky hair as 'Barias'... Let it be clear to everybody that I shall make these ignoramuses stoop and grind corn!|Mengistu Haile Mariam}}

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After Mengistu's conviction in December 2006, the Zimbabwean government said that he still enjoyed asylum and would not be extradited. A Zimbabwean government spokesman explained this by saying that "Mengistu and his government played a key and commendable role during our struggle for independence". According to the spokesman, Mengistu assisted his guerrilla fighters during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesian_Bush_War Rhodesian Bush War] by providing training and arms, and after the war he had provided training for Zimbabwean air force pilots; the spokesman said that "not many countries have shown such commitment to us".

[[File:Hailemarian & Haile Mariam.png|thumb|462x462px|link=Special:FilePath/Hailemarian_&_Haile_Mariam.png]]

Following an appeal on May 26th, 2008; Mengistu was sentenced to death ''in absentia'' by Ethiopia's High Court, overturning his previous sentence of life imprisonment. Twenty-three of his most senior aides also received death sentences that were commuted on 1 June 2011. On October 4, 2011, 16 of former Mengistu officials have been released from prison on parole, due to their old age and good behavior, while they were incarcerated. However, Mengistu's sentence remains unchanged. It is not clear if a change in government in Zimbabwe will result in his extradition, though despite Robert Mugabe's resignation in 2017, the [[ZANU-PF]] still remain in firm control of the country, so this is unlikely.

Following an appeal on May 26th, 2008; Mengistu was sentenced to death ''in absentia'' by Ethiopia's High Court, overturning his previous sentence of life imprisonment. Twenty-three of his most senior aides also received death sentences that were commuted on 1 June 2011. On October 4, 2011, 16 of former Mengistu officials have been released from prison on parole, due to their old age and good behavior, while they were incarcerated. However, Mengistu's sentence remains unchanged. It is not clear if a change in government in Zimbabwe will result in his extradition, though despite [[Robert Mugabe]]'s resignation in 2017, the [[ZANU-PF]] still remain in firm control of the country, so this is unlikely.

Ethiopians, unlike Chad, are known to have made no effort to sit Mengistu on the bench

The Ethiopians, unlike [[Hissene Habré]]'s Chad, are known to have made no effort to sit Mengistu on the bench.

Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn was criticized for publishing an image on social networks photographed with mengistu, shortly after he deleted the publication due to intense criticism, mengistu being a repudiated figure.

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 |goals = Remain in power (failed)<br>Prevent Eritrea from becoming independent (failed)
 |crimes = [[Genocide]]<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>Oppression
-|type of villain = Tyrant
+|type of villain = Communist Tyrant Anti-villanous
 }}
 {{Quote|In this country some aristocratic families automatically categorize people with dark skin, thick lips and kinky hair as 'Barias'... Let it be clear to everybody that I shall make these ignoramuses stoop and grind corn!|Mengistu Haile Mariam}}
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 After Mengistu's conviction in December 2006, the Zimbabwean government said that he still enjoyed asylum and would not be extradited. A Zimbabwean government spokesman explained this by saying that "Mengistu and his government played a key and commendable role during our struggle for independence". According to the spokesman, Mengistu assisted his guerrilla fighters during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesian_Bush_War Rhodesian Bush War] by providing training and arms, and after the war he had provided training for Zimbabwean air force pilots; the spokesman said that "not many countries have shown such commitment to us".
 [[File:Hailemarian & Haile Mariam.png|thumb|462x462px|link=Special:FilePath/Hailemarian_&_Haile_Mariam.png]]
-Following an appeal on May 26th, 2008; Mengistu was sentenced to death ''in absentia'' by Ethiopia's High Court, overturning his previous sentence of life imprisonment. Twenty-three of his most senior aides also received death sentences that were commuted on 1 June 2011. On October 4, 2011, 16 of former Mengistu officials have been released from prison on parole, due to their old age and good behavior, while they were incarcerated. However, Mengistu's sentence remains unchanged. It is not clear if a change in government in Zimbabwe will result in his extradition, though despite Robert Mugabe's resignation in 2017, the [[ZANU-PF]] still remain in firm control of the country, so this is unlikely.
+Following an appeal on May 26th, 2008; Mengistu was sentenced to death ''in absentia'' by Ethiopia's High Court, overturning his previous sentence of life imprisonment. Twenty-three of his most senior aides also received death sentences that were commuted on 1 June 2011. On October 4, 2011, 16 of former Mengistu officials have been released from prison on parole, due to their old age and good behavior, while they were incarcerated. However, Mengistu's sentence remains unchanged. It is not clear if a change in government in Zimbabwe will result in his extradition, though despite [[Robert Mugabe]]'s resignation in 2017, the [[ZANU-PF]] still remain in firm control of the country, so this is unlikely.
-Ethiopians, unlike Chad, are known to have made no effort to sit Mengistu on the bench
+The Ethiopians, unlike [[Hissene Habré]]'s Chad, are known to have made no effort to sit Mengistu on the bench.
 Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn was criticized for publishing an image on social networks photographed with mengistu, shortly after he deleted the publication due to intense criticism, mengistu being a repudiated figure.