thirdly i wrote most not any if few mass killings were recognised as genocide that changes nothing every rule has exceptions and lastly mengistu became a communist by pure coincidence during the conflict between ethiopia and somalia both states tried to get a support from the ussr the soviet leadership for unclear reason decided to support ethiopia and this barbaric regime suddenly became communist whereas another one became anti communist in actuality i doubt any serious studies can confirm that that sudden conversion of mengistu into communism caused any increase of mass killings and similarly i doubt somalia without communists immediately became a democratic and humanistic state as you see this state is even more barbaric that ethiopia