I don't determine my like or dislike of someone on the basis of their ethnic group; I'm more concerned about their policies as well as their vision for the future of the nation/people. Mengistu was a wanna be communist but he actually didn't even follow the proper theory, he also seized power through undemocratic means and put Ethiopia into one of the darkest moments in its history, he targeted and killed religious officials (undermined the Church in general), and he jailed as well as killed many innocent civilians because they exposed him, etc. As to whether he was Amxaar or not, he was at least half for sure...but I've heard others say that he was mixed with southern groups as well.Why do u dislike mengistu? Isn't he amhar,
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(Edit: Also, he was anti-tribalism, that's another good thing he had going.)