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EthiopianCivilWar

1974–1991

Civil war in Ethiopia between 1974 and 1991

Era
1974–1991
SIDES
1
⚔ CONFLICT CIVIL WAR

EthiopianCivilWar

⚔ Cold War · 1945–1991 is part of this war
Derg (1974–1987) PDR Ethiopia (1987–1991) {{Collapsible list Ethiopia
Start: 12.09.1974 End: 04.06.1991 Duration: 16 years 8 months 29 days Participants: 1 countries Weapons: 14 systems
Overview
Sides
Chronology
Weapons
Outcomes
01 / Overview
Ethiopian Civil War
Date
1974–1991
Type
civil war
Duration
16 years 8 months 29 days
Participants
Ethiopia
Weapon System
14
Parent War
Cold War
02 / Sides
Belligerents 1 participants
No data
VS
Ethiopia Ethiopia Primary
03 / Weapons & Equipment · 14 systems
WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT SUMMARY
ORIGIN · COUNTRY
Russia
6 %43
United States
4 %29
Czech Republic
2 %14
France
1 %7
North Korea
1 %7
ORIGIN · COMPANY
Cadillac
2 %14
Zavod No. 9
1 %7
U.S. Ordnance
1 %7
Degtyarev plant
1 %7
Česká Zbrojovka
1 %7
Total 14 distinct systems
Avg. Equipment Age 21 years all equipment
Derg (1974–1987) PDR Ethiopia (1987–1991) {{Collapsible list 18 years avg. age
MOST EXPENSIVE $200 K · 1950 M47 Patton
Weapons & Equipment14systems
Country
CATEGORY

Each system appears only once in the list.

1M2 BrowningHeavy Machine Guns (HMG)90MASS2RPKLight Machine Guns (LMG/SAW)76MASS3D-30Towed Artillery & Mortars75MASS4DShKHeavy Machine Guns (HMG)67MASS5Panhard AMLRecon Vehicles66MASS6M-46 field gunField Guns65MASS7vz. 52Light Machine Guns (LMG/SAW)63MASS8CZ 52Pistols58MASS9ZU-23-2Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA)56MASS109K11 MalyutkaAnti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM)43MASS
1M47 PattonTanks$200 K19502M41 Walker BulldogTanks$162 K19883M24 ChaffeeTanks$40 K49K11 MalyutkaAnti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM)$11 K20195DShKHeavy Machine Guns (HMG)$2 K2012
📚 Sources
  1. Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
  2. Correlates of War (CoW) project
  3. Official archives and academic literature