Tafari Benti
Brigadier General Tafari Benti | |
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ተፈሪ በንቲ | |
Tafari in 1974 | |
| Chairman of the Derg De facto head of state of Ethiopia | |
| In office 28 November 1974 – 3 February 1977 | |
| Monarch | Asfaw Wossen1 (until 1975) |
| Deputy | Mengistu Haile Mariam Atnafu Abate |
| Preceded by | Mengistu Haile Mariam |
| Succeeded by | Mengistu Haile Mariam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1921 |
| Died | 3 February 1977 (aged 55) |
| Cause of death | Summary execution by shooting |
| Party | None (military regime) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ethiopian Empire Derg |
| Branch/service | Ethiopian Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1977 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Unit | Second Division Third Division Fourth Division |
| Battles/wars | Eritrean War of Independence |
| 1Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen Tafari had been declared "King-designate" by the Derg but made no move to acknowledge the title, instead recognizing his father, Haile Selassie I, as remaining the de jure Emperor | |
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Brigadier General Tafari Benti (Amharic: ተፈሪ በንቲ, romanized: teferī bentī; 11 October 1921 – 3 February 1977) was an Ethiopian military officer and politician who served as head of state of Ethiopia from 1974 to 1977 in his role as second chairman of the Derg, the ruling military junta. His official title was Chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council.