After the revolution, the transition from imperial to military rule was turbulent. When Darg assumed power, like other military regimes elsewhere, promised that it was going to rule "provisionally" and that would eventually hand over power to the people. But contrary, its actions were to prove that it was going to stay in power at all costs, in face of massive· popular opposition to its rule from the very beginning. It formed a centralized ... system of governance with socialist economy. To this enq, revolts by various right and left wing political groups demanded an elected "government. But the government did not responded the initial opposition rather it promulgated different measures including nationalization of banks, insurances and proclaimed new land policy. Many university and secondary students were mobilized and sent to the country side to implement land reform which amounted in effect to nationalization of all rural property. While these measures were implemented in the south, in tlte northern part of the country reacted sharply. Some of students in Gojjam also provoked some small scale clashes among the traditional.leaders. Thus, along their main task, the EPRP members had created a golden opportunity to expand their political ideology and they form different structures in Gojjam. Then after, Darg awarded EPRP' s organizational activities in Gojjam. Therefore, like the Center and other town, Darg began its war of annihilation among the EPRP members and sympathizers. As a result, the event was remembered as a horrific history in every Ethiopian people. It created an economic, social, psychological and political legacy for the participants as well as the country at large. Abstract vi