▲ 8 r/Amhara
Since it was brought up - here's unverified audio recording
Fwiw, based on info I've gathered from interviewing elders, his father was a guard that worked for the Emperor and his mother was a servant. Mengistu himself was born in Keffa and based on his as well as his fathers features he was definitely Konso or Wolaita. His mother could have been Shewan, I have no data on her ethnicity.
u/DrDoombot32 — 2 days ago