The Massacre of the Sixty, or Black Saturday (Amharic: ጥቁሩ ቅዳሜ, tikuru kidami), was an execution that took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia commissioned by the Derg government against 60 imprisoned former government officials at Kerchele Prison on the morning of 23 November 1974.[1][2] The prison was commonly called Alem Bekagn – "I've had enough of this world".
60 officials of the imperial government of Haile Selassie
Outcome
Executed
The Ethiopian Revolution started about ten weeks before the massacre. Before this point, the Derg was able to instill hope among the people that the revolution could remain bloodless.[3] Epitomised by the slogan "Ityopiya tikdem, yala mimin dem” – “Ethiopia first, without any bloodshed”.[3]
^Andargachew Tiruneh; ʼAndārgāčaw Ṭerunah; Thomas Leiper Kane Collection – Library O (1993). The Ethiopian Revolution 1974–1987: A Transformation from an Aristocratic to a Totalitarian Autocracy. Cambridge University Press. p. 327. ISBN978-0521430821.
^John H. Spencer (2006). Ethiopia at Bay: A Personal Account of the Haile Selassie Years. Tsehai Publishers. pp. 342–. ISBN978-1599070001.
^ abc"1974: Black Saturday in Ethiopia". Executed Today. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
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massacre, sixty, sixty, redirects, here, other, uses, disambiguation, black, saturday, amharic, ጥቁሩ, ቅዳሜ, tikuru, kidami, execution, that, took, place, addis, ababa, ethiopia, commissioned, derg, government, against, imprisoned, former, government, officials, . The Sixty redirects here For other uses see 60 disambiguation The Massacre of the Sixty or Black Saturday Amharic ጥቁሩ ቅዳሜ tikuru kidami was an execution that took place in Addis Ababa Ethiopia commissioned by the Derg government against 60 imprisoned former government officials at Kerchele Prison on the morning of 23 November 1974 1 2 The prison was commonly called Alem Bekagn I ve had enough of this world Massacre of the SixtyPart of the Ethiopian Civil WarVictims of the massacre in photoNative nameጥቁር ቅዳሜDate23 November 1974 49 years ago 1974 11 23 LocationKerchele Prison Addis Ababa EthiopiaAlso known asthe Sixty Black SaturdayTypeExecution by firing squadTarget60 officials of the imperial government of Haile SelassieOutcomeExecutedThe Ethiopian Revolution started about ten weeks before the massacre Before this point the Derg was able to instill hope among the people that the revolution could remain bloodless 3 Epitomised by the slogan Ityopiya tikdem yala mimin dem Ethiopia first without any bloodshed 3 The massacre presaged the Red Terror and Ethiopian Civil War that would follow in years after 3 Contents 1 List of people executed 1 1 Executed 1 2 Killed in shootout 2 ReferencesList of people executed editThe 54 below were executed on the orders of Mengistu Haile Mariam Their names were read the following morning on Ethiopian Radio Executed edit Prime Minister Tsehafi Taezaz Aklilu Habte Wold Prime Minister Lilj Endalkachew Makonnen Lt General Abiye Abebe H H Prince Leul Ras Asrate Kassa Rear Admiral Leul Iskinder Desta Ras Mesfin Sileshi Ato Abebe Retta Ato Akalework Habte Wold Lt Colonel Tamirat Yigezu Dejazmatch Kifle Irgetu Lt General Kebede Gebre Lt General Issayas Gebre Sellasie Lt General Assefa Ayana Lt General Debebe HaileMariam Lt General Belete Abebe Lt General Deresae Dubale Lt General Haile Baikedagn Lt General Assefa Demisse Lt General Abebe Gemeda Lt General Yilma Shibeshi Ato Mulatu Debebe Dr Tesfaye Gebre Igzi Dejazmatch Workineh Wolde Amanuel Dejazmatch Aemero Selassie Abebe Dejazmatch Solomon Abreha Dejazmatch Sahelu Difeye Dejazmatch Worku Enko Selassie Dejazmatch Legese Bezu Colonel Solomon Kedir Blata Admasu Retta Ato Nebiye Leul Kifle Ato Solomon Gebre Mariam Ato Tegegn Yetashework Afe Negus Lord Chief Justice Abeje Debalke Dejazmatch Kebede Aliwele Asfaw Major General Gashaw Kebede Major General Seyoum Gedle Giorgis Major General Tafesse Lemma Lij Hailu Desta Fitawrari Amde Abera Fitawrari Tadesse Enko Selassie Fitawrari Demisse Alamirew Kegnazmatch Yilma Aboye Brigadier General Wondemu Abebe Brigadier General Girma Yohannes Brigadier General Mulugeta Wolde Yohannes Colonel Yegazu Yemane Colonel Alem Zewde Tessema Colonel Tassew Mojo Major Berhane Mecha Captain Mola Wakene Captain Wolde Yohannes Zergaw Lieutenant Belai TsegayeKilled in shootout edit The remaining six were killed in a shootout at the home of General Aman Andom Lieutenant Demisse Shiferaw Lance Corporal Bekele Wolde Giorgis Sub Corporal Tekle Haile Lt General Aman Mikael Andom Lance Corporal Tesfaye Tekle Junior Aircraftsman Yohannes FetouiReferences edit Andargachew Tiruneh ʼAndargacaw Ṭerunah Thomas Leiper Kane Collection Library O 1993 The Ethiopian Revolution 1974 1987 A Transformation from an Aristocratic to a Totalitarian Autocracy Cambridge University Press p 327 ISBN 978 0521430821 John H Spencer 2006 Ethiopia at Bay A Personal Account of the Haile Selassie Years Tsehai Publishers pp 342 ISBN 978 1599070001 a b c 1974 Black Saturday in Ethiopia Executed Today Retrieved 3 October 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Massacre of the Sixty amp oldid 1211675052, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
