Brigadier General Tafari Benti (1921–1977) was the Head of State of Ethiopia (28 November 1974 – 3 February 1977), and chairman of the Derg, the ruling junta. His official title was Chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council. == Early life and career == Tafari Benti was born near Addis Ababa. He joined the Ethiopian army at th...