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Dergue

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n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the Dergue the socialist ruling body of Ethiopia, established in 1974
[C20: from Amharic, literally, committee]
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The eight-year-old put a year-long lean spell behind him when winning at Doncaster last month and while the handicapper has done him no favours in raising his mark to 130, Lough Derg Jewel's confidence should at least be riding high.
Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat operations manager Liam Maloney said: "We would advise all boat users to bring up-to-date charts of the lake and to plan their passage before leaving harbour.
Deputy convener of DERG Mohammad Naeem Advocate, Ahmed Abdullah, Mohammad Shafique, Syed Asif Humdani, Mohammad Shafique, Fakhra Advocate and organizer Mohammad Fazil were present in the meeting.
They said that DERG group comprising Convener and deputy convener from each district from Larkana, Kamber Shahdadkot, Jamshoro and Dadu have been elected to prepare recommendations in the light of Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN).
With the support of Bashir's regime, the then rebel group, TPLF led by the late Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, overthrew the Marxist Derg regime in 1991 and formed a government.
Jason Maguire rode Lough Derg Walk, with James Cowley on Black Jack Rover.
But the end of Selassie empowers the Derg and triggers change within these characters.
Afsoun clearly did not get the 3m 1f trip last week, but he also looked a nonstayer when he finished a poor fifth behind Lough Derg in this race last year.
Lough Derg will be bidding for a hat-trick of successes in the limited handicap at Ascot, although he fell on his last outing in the Long Walk Hurdle at Newbury last week.
Tough as teak Lough Derg has won the corresponding race at the Ascot fixture for the last two years and is on course to attempt the hat-trick.
Group Captain looked for a moment like getting to the old boy but brave Derg wasn't to be denied and held on by just over a length.
Island of daemons; the Lough Derg pilgrimage and the poets Patrick Kavanagh, Denis Devlin, and Seamus Heaney.