Ethiopia Edition
Derg Downfall Day leads today's complete edition for Ethiopia.
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National holiday. Celebrates the fall of the Derg regime on Ginbot 20, 1983 (Ethiopian calendar), corresponding to May 28, 1991 (Gregorian). The date is observed on May 28 in the Gregorian calendar. The transition was complex. The holiday is straightforward. The country has the day off.
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