Edited sentence: "  Most Ethiopians state that since Hailu was a minister and personally benefited from the genocidal 1980s government, he still believes the previous regime was great.Despite those years of misery of biblical proportions, Hailu Shawel persistantly praised the era and often refers to the time as the good old days.Hailu also describes the 1980s which saw the death of hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians in famine, with bloody conflicts in every corner of the country and mass executions as years when "Ethiopians were living in peace and harmony.In addition to the executions and death of thousands of Ethiopians, the Derg government was also famous for the 1980s Live Aid which led worldwide televised awareness of one of the worst famines in history.It was an era when millions of Ethiopians were systematically held in famine and hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians parished.Other than serving as a minister during the darkest era of Ethiopian history, Hailu Shawel's persistant support for the Derg government and his appreciation of the years under the Derg indicated problems for millions of Ethiopians who suffered under the Derg