The World - News from Feb. 10, 1985
Ethiopia’s Marxist leader, Lt. Col. Mengistu Haile Mariam, announced austerity measures, including fuel rationing and a ban on some imports, as part of efforts to combat the drought and famine that threaten millions with death by starvation. Luxury cars and textiles can no longer be imported, he said.
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