as well as the new Prime Minister and his cabinet. The Derg deposed Emperor Haile Selassie on 12 September 1974 and assumed power as the Marxist military junta that would rule the country for almost two decades. On the evening of 23 November, Tsehafi Taezaz Aklilu Habte-Wold, and his brother Akalework Habte-Wold were removed from Menelik Palace and taken to Akaki Central Prison where they were summarily executed with 60 other ex-officials of the Emperor's government. This act led to protests around the world, not only from Europe and the United States, but also from a number of African countries who expressed their concern for the well-being of the deposed Emperor. Notes 1912 births 1974 deaths World War II political leaders Prime Ministers of Ethiopia Foreign ministers of Ethiopia Government ministers of Ethiopia Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Ethiopian nobility Executed Ethiopian people 20th-century Ethiopian politicians