Derg Downfall Day

History

Derg Downfall Day marks Ginbot 20, 1983 E.C. (May 28, 1991), when forces of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front entered Addis Ababa. This ended the rule of the Derg, the military council that had governed Ethiopia since 1974, after the fall of Emperor Haile Selassie. Mengistu Haile Mariam, the Derg's leader, had left the country a week earlier.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derg

Dates for the next 5 years

1. National

   2026

   Date

   Thursday, May 28, 2026 Ginbot 20, 2018

   Day off

2. National

   2027

   Date

   Friday, May 28, 2027 Ginbot 20, 2019

   Day off

3. National

   2028

   Date

   Sunday, May 28, 2028 Ginbot 20, 2020

   Day off

4. National

   2029

   Date

   Monday, May 28, 2029 Ginbot 20, 2021

   Day off

5. National

   2030

   Date

   Tuesday, May 28, 2030 Ginbot 20, 2022

   Day off