The World - News from May 16, 1988
The Ethiopian government declared a state of emergency in the northern provinces of Tigre and Eritrea, where rebels have scored a series of successes against government troops since March. State-run Addis Ababa Radio, monitored in Nairobi, Kenya, said Ethiopia’s State Council imposed the state of emergency at a meeting chaired by President Mengistu Haile Mariam. Under the proclamation, Mengistu will appoint special administrators to run the provinces with the help of military and security councils, the radio added.
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