Meles Zenawi, 54, 59, 270, 276–279

Mella Ethiopia Socialist Niqinaqe (MEISON), xxii

Memoranda, 87, 146, 297

Menelik II School, 82

Menelik II (Emperor), 2, 4, 5, 24, 25, 27, 56, 57, 82, 106, 163, 222, 237, 238, 249, 274, 294

Menen (Empress), 52

Mengistu Haile Mariam, 194, 216, 219, 220, 222, 223, 225, 231, 233, 234, 248, 249, 257–273, 277, 280

Meningitis, 168

Mennen (Empress), 47, 52, 82, 294

Mentality, 17, 85

Mercedes-Benz, 124, 237

Merchant Class, 25

Mereb Melash, 4

Mereb, 4, 268

Merha Bete, 69

Meritocracy, 117

Mesfin Sileshi (Ras), 223

Mesfin Wolde Mariam (Professor), 165, 166, 226, 277, 294

Metekel, 255, 256

Metemma, 255

Metric System, 96

Metropolitan Nation, xix, 7, 27, 145

Metropolitan

Capitalism, 145

Guardianship, 33, 245

Liberal Value, 33, 245

Market Economies, 23, 145

Powers, 16

Metropolitan-Client Interdependency, 243

Middle Class, 252

Middle East Defense Organization (MEDO), xxii, 22, 137

Middle East Oil Supplies, 139

Middle East, xxii, 3, 66, 89, 90, 95, 137–139, 165, 168, 242

Middle School, 73, 154

Mighty Men and Mighty Deeds, 96

Militant Protest, 210

Militarization Policy, 257

Militarized, 257

Military

Academy, 47, 194

Aid, 30, 140, 243

Build-up, 256

Cabal, 258

Campaigns, 268

Captives, 271

Commanders, 195, 196

Coordinating Committee, 211, 212, 216

Drill School, 79

Equipment, 272

Establishment, 21, 29, 203, 242

Facilities, 137

Junta, viii, 224, 247

Measures, 212

Uniform, 201

Military (Ethiopian), viii, xi, xviii, xix, 3, 9, 10, 21, 22, 29–31, 35, 47, 79, 94, 104, 105, 122, 137–140, 146, 174, 187, 190, 191, 193–197, 199, 201–205, 212, 216–221, 223, 224, 226, 235–240, 242, 243, 247, 250, 252, 254–258, 261–264, 268–272, 279–282, 285–287, 291, 292, 297, 299

Militia Training, 261

Militia, 59, 261, 263, 268

Minerals, 256

Minimum Formation Education (MFE), xxii, 152, 153

Minimum Wage, 122

Miniskirt, 121