Quotes from Mengistu Haile Mariam

Everything Mengistu has done since 1977 has been to place himself in a position of uncontestable power. Neither Haile Selassie nor any of the previous emperors had this insatiable thirst for power.

I am a revolutionary; my life is dedicated to freeing the people.

Mengistu is a barbaric and cruel creature who becomes happy with the death of human beings.