Lieutenant Colonel Mengistu Haile Mariam stands at attention before an Ethiopian flag during a review June 25th of the country's new 100,000-man peasant army, which has been described as the largest such force in Africa's history. The Ethiopian regime formed and trained the militia for possible use against dissident forces in various parts of the country. Mengistu Haile Mariam in a 1977 photo.

Photo is dated 1977.

Photo measures 7 x 10.25 inches.